a town of the west riding of Yorkshire, in the parish of Snailth, and wapentake of Osgoldcross, 176 miles from London. It has some trade by the river Aire, which is navigable beyond it. The population amounted in 1801 to 920, in 1811 to 1143, in 1821 to 1496, and in 1831 to 1450.