ULVERSTONE, a market-town of England, county of Lancaster, about a mile W. from the embouchure of the Leven, in Morecambe Bay, and 15 miles N.W. of Lancaster. The town consists principally of four well built streets, and has been greatly improved of late years. The parish church was almost entirely rebuilt in the beginning of this century, but the tower and a Norman doorway of the old edifice still remain. Trinity Church, an elegant edifice, surmounted by a handsome spire, was erected at the upper end of the town in 1832. There are also several dissenting places of worship, a grammar and other schools, a theatre, assembly-rooms, subscription library, and a savings bank. By means of a canal from the Leven, vessels of 400 tons can come up to a large basin close to the town, where they load and unload. Ulverstone, which is a sub-port to Lancaster, has a considerable trade in iron-ore, iron, slates, corn, &c. Manufactures of cotton goods, canvass, hats, &c., and shipbuilding, are carried on to some extent. Pop. (1851) 6433.