a town of England, in Lancashire, seated on a branch of the river Lune, and beautified with a handsome parochial chapel. The inhabitants are estimated at 414, and are chiefly employed in the cotton manufacture. W. Long. 2. 33. N. Lat. 54. 3.

HORN-Castle, a town of England, in Lincolnshire. It had a castle, as the name imports; from the architecture of which, and the Roman coins that are sometimes dug up here, it is thought to have been a camp or station of the Romans. The town is well built, and is almost furrounded with water. It is a signory of 13 lordships, in which are several chapels. Horn-castle contained in 1801 above 2000 inhabitants, who are principally occupied in the manufacture of leather. It has a market on Saturdays, and fairs in June and August.