a town of Buckinghamshire, in England, 31 miles from London, lies under the Chiltern Hills, in a marly soil. It is a pretty large borough, though not incorporated, with a bridge over the Thames, not far from its confluence with Wycomb, and has a handsome church and town-hall, with a charity-school for 20 boys, who are taught and clothed. It first sent members to Parliament in the reign of Edward II. Bone lace is its chief manufacture. The Thames brings goods hither from the neighbouring towns, especially great quantities of meal and malt from High-Wycomb, and beech from several parts of the county, which abounds with this wood more than any in England. In the neighbourhood are frequent horse-races; and here are several corn and paper mills, particularly on the river Loddon, between this town and High-Wycomb. There are, besides, the Temple-mills, for making thimbles, and another for pressing oil from rape and flax seeds. Its market is on Saturdays, and fair October 29.