a market-town of the hundred of Offlow, in the county of Stafford, 128 miles from London. The river Trent is navigable for large barges as high as the bridge at this town. It is celebrated for ale of peculiar excellence, and has some manufactures of hats, cotton goods, and iron, with several tanneries. The market, which is large, is held on Thursday. The country around it is very fertile in corn. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 3679, in 1811 to 3979, in 1821 to 4114, and in 1831 to 4399.

BURRY, a market-town of the hundred of Salford, in the county of Lancaster, 194 miles from London, on the river Irwell. It is celebrated for its extensive printing grounds, which have been the foundation of the large fortune of Sir Robert Peel. Some other branches of the cotton trade are carried on here. The market is held on Thursday, and well supplied. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 7072, in 1811 to 8762, in 1821 to 10,583, and in 1831 to 15,086.

BURRY ST EDMUNDS, a market and borough town of the hundred of Thingoe, in the county of Suffolk, 71 miles from London. The river Bourn or Dark, which runs through the town, is navigable to Lynn. The ancient abbey is a magnificent pile of ruins. It is a clean, well-built, and well-paved town, with a handsome guild-hall, theatre, and other public buildings. The assizes for the county are held here. The markets are held on Wednesday and Friday. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 7655, in 1811 to 7986, in 1821 to 9999, and in 1831 to 11,436.