a town of the county of Cambridge, in the Isle of Ely, eighty-nine miles from London. It is a port, standing on a branch of the Ouse communicating with Lynn. The country around is rich, producing much corn, a great part of which is sold at the market, and afterwards shipped to other parts of the kingdom. The sessions for the Isle of Ely, which is an exempt jurisdiction, are held at this place. It is deemed unhealthy. The population amounted in 1821 to 6515, and in 1831 to 7253.