a market and borough town of England, county of Buckingham, 39 miles N.W. of London. It stands on a gentle eminence in the centre of a fertile vale, and consists of several streets and lanes irregularly built, but well paved and lighted. The county-hall, market-house, and new county-gaol are handsome buildings, as is also the parish-church, an ancient structure with a tower rising from the centre. It has a free grammar-school, several other schools and charities, three banks, a savings-bank, and places of public worship for Roman Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, Independents, &c. It is governed by a mayor, aldermen, and councillors, and returns two members to parliament. The assizes, quarter sessions, and the elections of members for the county are held here. The inhabitants are principally employed in the manufacture of bonelace and straw plaiting, besides the rearing of ducks, which are sent in large quantities to the London market at Christmas. A branch canal six miles in length connects it with the Grand Junction Canal; and a branch railway at Cheddington connects it with the London and Birmingham line. Population of parliamentary borough in 1851, 26,794.