a market-town of England, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, 26 miles N.N.E. of York, and 18 S.S.W. of Whitby. It is a long, straggling town; and contains a large old parish church with a tall spire, and an ancient castle. The Independents, Quakers, Swedenborgians, and Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have places of worship here. The town has also a court-house, several schools, and a savings-bank. The manufacture of brooms is largely carried on, the materials being obtained from the surrounding moors. In the vicinity some Roman remains have been discovered. Pop. (1851) 2511.

PICO. See AZORES.