a market-town of England, in the county and 14 miles N.E. of Nottingham. It is a straggling town, but generally well built, and has four main streets. The church of St Mary, an ancient edifice, partly Norman, and partly early English, was restored in 1804. It is cruciform, and large and imposing in its appearance. A low massive tower rises from the centre, and two lofty ones of seven storeys from the west end. The tombs and effigies of several archbishops of York and other prelates are in this church; and in the vicinity are the ruins of an old palace of the archbishops of York, which was a favourite residence of Cardinal Wolsey, and was at one time occupied by Charles I. Southwell has also a district church and several other places of worship, a number of schools, theatre, assembly rooms, jail, poor-house, &c. Brick, tiles, and cotton stockings are manufactured in the vicinity; and there is also a large silk-mill. Population of the parish, 3516.