a market-town of England, county of Suffolk, 100 miles N.N.E. of London. By means of the Blyth and a navigable canal it communicates with the sea at Southwold, about 9 miles distant. It carries on a considerable trade in agricultural produce; hemp is largely grown in the vicinity; and the inhabitants are chiefly employed in spinning yarn, or as maltsters. Market-day, Tuesday. Pop. (1851) 2529.