Sr., a market-town of England, county of Huntingdon, on the left bank of the Ouse, which is here crossed by an ancient stone bridge of six arches, 5 miles E. by S. from Huntingdon. Brewing and malting are carried on to some extent, but more important is its trade in cattle and agricultural produce, its market being one of the largest in the kingdom for cattle and sheep. Market-day, Monday. Pop. (1851) 3522.

Sr., a municipal and parliamentary borough and seaport-town of England, county of Cornwall, on the western shore of the bay of the same name, 8 miles N.E. of Penzance. It consists of several streets, for the most part narrow and irregular. The parish church is a low but spacious granite building of the time of Henry V., and has an elegant tower 90 feet high. The harbour is defended by a pier built by Smeaton in 1770, and is capable of accommodating vessels of 200 tons. On 31st December 1855, there were 166 sailing vessels of 13,404 tons, and 3 steam vessels of 584 tons, registered as belonging to the port. The number and tonnage of vessels that entered and left the port during that year were:—Coasting trade, inwards, sailing vessels 1699, tonnage 110,469; steamers 130, tonnage 29,700; outwards, sailing vessels 1155, tonnage 74,154; steamers 182, tonnage 36,498; —colonial trade, inwards, sailing vessels 4, tonnage 578; outwards 2, tonnage 220; foreign trade, sailing vessels, inwards 37, tonnage 4899; outwards 15; tonnage 2327. This is the principal station of the pilchard fishery. In the vicinity are extensive tin and copper mines. The town is governed by a mayor, four aldermen, and twelve councillors, and returns one member to parliament. Pop. (1851) of municipal borough, 6525; of parliamentary do., 9872.