a small but pretty town in the north riding of Yorkshire, with a costly stone-bridge of 11 arches over the Wharfe, which runs in a bed of stone, and is as clear as rock-water. Near it are the ruins of an ancient castle, built soon after the conquest; and which remained a neat strong building in Camden's time. It had a variety of masters; one of whom, in the reign of King John, obtained a grant for a market and fair here. In the reign of Edward III, it was valued at 400 marks a-year. This castle was ruined in the civil wars. It has eight or nine dependant constabularies, wherein are many antiquities. The remains of the castle, which seems to have been the keep, is in a condition to exist long. The castle itself covered near an acre of ground. Near it is now Harwood-House, one of the first houses in the county for elegance and superior embellishments; built on part of the site of Gawthorpe-Hall, now no more. In the church are some ancient monuments, particularly that of lord chief-justice Galtcoigne, who committed the prince of Wales to prison for striking him on the bench.