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The Westport Canal was built in the late 1830s to link Westport and Langport in Somerset England. It was part of a larger scheme involving improvements to the River Parrett above Burrow Bridge. Langport is the point at which the River Yeo joins the River Parrett and the intention was to enable trade via the port at Bridgwater. It remained in use until the 1870s but closed when the Somerset Drainage Commissioners took over control of the River Parrett.
