St., a market-town and parish of England, county of Cornwall, 22 miles E.S.E. of Bodmin. It stands on the slope of an eminence near the river Tidi, and consists chiefly of one street. From 931 to 1049 it was the seat of a bishopric, afterwards united with that of Crediton, and from this union arose the see of Exeter. The parish church, formerly conventional, was once much more extensive. It consists of a nave and two aisles. The W. front has two towers, between which is the entrance formed by a deep Norman arch. The inhabitants are engaged chiefly in agriculture and fishing. Previous to the Reform act it returned two members to parliament. Market-day, Friday. Pop. of parish (1851) 2967.