a market town of England, Nottinghamshire, pleasantly situated on the Ryton, an affluent of the Idle, 25 miles N. by E. of Nottingham. The town, which consists principally of one street, is generally well built and clean. Its parish church, which formerly belonged to an Augustine priory, is a fine old cruciform edifice, with two lofty towers, and containing several ancient monuments. The principal gateway is almost the only other portion of the priory that remains. There are places of worship for Independents, Methodists, and Roman Catholics; national and other schools, new town hall and market house, and an ancient moot hall in the town. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the making of malt. There are several noblemen's seats in the vicinity, and this district is popularly known as the Dukery, from there having been at one time no fewer than four dukes' seats within a few miles of each other. Pop. (1851) 6058.