a town in the county of Philadelphia, state of Pennsylvania, North America, is situate on the left bank of the Schuylkill River, 7 miles N.N.W. of Phila-

delphia; and 39 miles W. by S. of Harrisburg. The town is irregularly built on the slope of a hill near the river, and the upper part contains several fine houses and churches. It has six Protestant and two Roman Catholic places of worship. There is abundance of water-power at Manayunk, and the town contains about sixteen cotton factories, besides three paper-mills, and other manufactories. The river is crossed by two bridges. Pop. (1853) about 7000.