a town of the county of Westmoreland, in the ward of the same name, 251 miles from London. It is a neat town, in a pleasant valley, with a market, well supplied, on Wednesday. It is situated on the Lune, a river abounding with trout and other fish. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 1283, in 1811 to 1368, in 1821 to 1643, and in 1831 to 1686.