a market-town of Northamptonshire, sixty-three miles from London. It is situated on a slope on the north bank of the Ouse. The houses are mostly built of stone, ranged in one street, extending from the bridge up the hill. It has two churches, a handsome market-house, an endowed free school, a hospital, and manufactures shoes and laces. Previous to the Reform Act it returned two members to parliament. Pop. in 1851, 2147.