a town of Somersetshire in England, feated on a branch of the river Parret, 115 miles from London. Though represented in parliament, it is no market town nor corporation; but it appears in Domesday book to have had a market once, and 36 burgesses. It is in a manner surrounded by Dorsetshire. Here are nine capital burgesses, who yearly choose two bailiffs, that have the government of the borough under them, and jointly return the members to parliament with the two stewards, who are chosen yearly out of nine commonalty stewards, and have the custody of the corporation-seal. These two stewards also distribute the profits of the lands given to the poor here, of which the said commonalty stewards are trustees. The inhabitants in 1801 were nearly about 1000, the houses not much above 200. W. Long. 2. 37. N. Lat. 50. 50.