Huish Episcopi, Somerset

Description
Huish Episcopi, a parish in Somerset, at the confluence of the rivers Yeo and Parrot, 1 mile from Langport station on the G.W.R., enclosing the town of Langport on almost every side. It includes the hamlets of Coombe, Pibsbury, Newtown, andWeame. Post town, Langport. Acreage, 2 216; population, 637. The manor of Huish Episcopi belonged to the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and now belongs to the Duke of Devonshire. The parish contains extensive and valuable beds of blue and white lias. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells; value,, £301. Patron, the Archdeacon of Wells. The church is of very various architecture, comprises nave, chancel, S transept and N Lady chapel, and has a lofty tower, one of the most beautiful in Somerset.