market-town in the parish of Melling, of the hundred of Lonsdale, in the county of Lancaster, 249 miles from London. It is situated on the river Lyne, has a Gothic church with an octagonal tower, and near to it is an ancient castle, built by the Barons Montegle. There is a good market held on Thursday. The population amounted in 1801 to 414, in 1811 to 420, in 1821 to 477, and in 1831 to 383.