a market-town in the parish of Gainsford and Darlington Ward, of the county of Durham, 247 miles from London, on the banks of the Tees. The market is held on Wednesday. A long and spacious street forms the principal part of the town, and its chief ornament is a handsome octagon market-house. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 2966; in 1811 to 2986; and in 1821 to 3581.