Welcome to the Langport Heritage website
This website is presented by the Langport & District History Society. We aim to celebrate the rich history of the Langport area in words and images, and for each topic we try to give a bit of context. We have a special focus on Walter Bagehot, Langport’s most famous celebrity. He was born in Langport, worked in the Bank here, and is buried here, but his career in banking and journalism brought him not just a national, but an international reputation that endures to this day.
Read our latest news items below
This month's featured image
This month's featured artefact
The Inner Wheel Club of Langport & Somerton flourished between 1949 and 2022. More information, including a complete list of Presidents, is available here.
How the pages are organised
Apart from Home and News, there are three main sections:
- About the Society – which gives information about the Langport & District History Society
- Langport History – which illustrates aspects of the history of the area, arranged in subjects
- Walter Bagehot – which gives details about his life, his family, his work and his legacy
Disclaimer: It is our understanding that we either own, or have been granted permission to display, the images on this site. If you feel that we do not have this right, please contact us and we will, of course, investigate.
Recent News
INNER WHEEL CLUB
A new section has been added to the website with information about the history of the Inner Wheel Club of Langport & Somerton.
WHERE IN THE WORLD QUIZ
Our Where in the World quiz has now closed. We had a record total of 72 entries to this quiz. No-one got all
NEW VENUE
We’re delighted to announce that the new venue for our talks will be All Saints’ Hall, North Street, Langport TA10 9RQ. They start
MARCH TALK CANCELLED
Sadly we’ve had to cancel our March talk about the Bishops of Wells. Dr Mark Hutchinson will be invited back at a later
WALTER BAGEHOT’S BIRTHDAY PRESENT
The bells rang out at All Saints’ Church, Langport today to announce the unveiling of a new interpretation board about Walter Bagehot, who
A NEW QUIZ
Our latest quiz, Where in the world, is now available. Each quiz that we issue is entirely original. The clues aren’t copied from