a market town in the hundred of Redbourne Stoke, in the county of Bedford. It is pleasantly situated in a valley between two gentle elevations. It is neatly built; has a free school, an almshouse for twelve persons, a new market-house, a bank, and an extensive brewery. In Amptihill Park, the fine domain of Lord Holland, a little westward of the town, a cross was erected in 1774, in memory of Catherine of Aragon, queen of Henry VIII. who resided there. Population in 1851, 1961. Market-day, Thursday.