a borough-town in the hundred of Carhampton, in Somersetshire, 163 miles from London. It is situated in a beautiful vale at the foot of the Quantock Hills, about one mile from the Bristol Channel. It has ceased to send members to parliament for many years. The market is held on Friday. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 772, in 1811 to 868, in 1821 to 895, and in 1831 to 983.