a town in the district of Holland, and county of Lincoln, ninety-seven miles from London. It stands near the mouth of the river Welland, which is navigable to the town. Of the adjacent district, the soil is rich, but marshy. Besides corn, chiefly oats, it produces much flax and hemp. Spalding has a fine old church, a spacious market-place, much frequented every Saturday. The famous Dr. Bentley was for a short time master of Spalding school. The inhabitants of the town were in 1811, 4330; in 1821, 5207; and in 1831, 6497.