PETHERTON, SOUTH, a market-town of the county of Somerset, in the hundred of the same name, 137 miles from London. It is situated on the river Parret, which is na-
vigable for barges nearly to the town. There is a small market on Thursday; and there are manufactories of linen. The population amounted in 1801 to 1674, in 1811 to 1867, in 1821 to 2090, and in 1831 to 2294.