a market-town of the hundred of Wootton, in the county of Surrey, twenty-four miles from London. It is in a good situation, at the junction of two valleys, on a gentle elevation. There is a fine church, formerly collegiate. The market is held on a Thursday. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 3058, in 1811 to 3259, in 1821 to 3812, and in 1831 to 4711.