a market-town, in the hundred of the same name, in the north part of the county of Devon, 179 miles from London, and twelve miles from Barnstaple. It stands on the river Moule, and contains many good houses, a large and handsome church, a commodious guild-hall, and a free grammar-school. The population amounted in 1821 to 3814, and in 1831 to 3826.