a market-town of England, Cumberlandshire, on the left bank of the Esk, 9 miles N. by W. of Carlisle, and 3 miles from the Scottish border. Its streets are regularly laid out and clean. The inhabitants are mostly employed in hand-loom weaving and agriculture. Weekly markets on Monday and Thursday; the former for butter and bacon, the latter for grain. Pop. (1851) 2142.