The market square of Shrewsbury, an English market townThe market square (Marktplatz) of Wittenberg, a market town in Germany
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural towns with a hinterland of villages are still commonly called market towns, as sometimes reflected in their names (e.g. Downham Market, Market Rasen, or Market Drayton).
Modern markets are often in special halls, but this is a relatively recent development. Historically the markets were open-air, held in what is usually called (regardless of its actual shape) the market square or market place, sometimes centred on a market cross (mercat cross in Scotland). They were and are typically open one or two days a week. In the modern era, the rise of permanent retail establishments reduced the need for periodic markets.
A markettown is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host...
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Wales, a town traditionally was a settlement which had a charter to hold a market or fair and therefore became a "markettown". Markettowns were distinguished...
Downham Market, sometimes simply referred to as Downham, is a markettown and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the edge of the Fens, on the...
Eisenstadt This is a complete list of the cities and towns in Austria. There is no legal distinction between town and city in Austria; a Stadt (city) is an independent...
which have status of a city, town or markettown granted by law. As of 2024, there are 27 cities, 583 towns and 232 markettowns in the Czech Republic. The...
Market Drayton is a markettown and civil parish on the banks of the River Tern in Shropshire, England. It is close to the Cheshire and Staffordshire...
Tring /trɪŋ/ is a markettown and civil parish in the Borough of Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated in a gap passing through the Chiltern...
Needham Market is a town in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. Nearby villages include Barking, Darmsden, Badley and Creeting St Mary. The town of...
that there be a market in the same town". Markets have existed since ancient times. Some historians have argued that a type of market has existed since...
This is a list of towns in England. Historically, towns were any settlement with a charter, including markettowns and ancient boroughs. The process of...
Market Harborough is a markettown in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Northamptonshire. The population was...
Northern Ireland, a town traditionally was a settlement which had a charter to hold a market or fair and therefore became a "markettown". In Scotland, the...
Market Bosworth (/ˈbɒzwərθ/ BOZ-wərth) is a markettown and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 1,906...
Market Rasen (/ˈreɪzən/ RAY-zən) is a markettown and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The River Rase runs through...
London Plan in 1944. Basingstoke market was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and it remained a small markettown until the early 1960s. At the start...
A market cross, or in Scots, a mercat cross, is a structure used to mark a market square in markettowns, where historically the right to hold a regular...
(/ˈstaʊərbrɪdʒ/) is a markettown in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, the town lies around 10 miles...
occasionally /ˈsɪstər/ SIST-ər; see below for more variations) is a markettown in Gloucestershire, England, 80 miles (130 km) west of London. Cirencester...
Knaresborough (/ˈnɛərzbərə/ NAIRZ-bər-ə) is a market and spa town and civil parish on the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England. It is three miles (five...
list of markettowns that are now within the current area of Greater London. That is, a settlement where the municipal corporation has a market right,...
Wigton is a markettown in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It lies just outside the Lake District. Wigton is at the centre of the Solway Plain, between...
Maidenhead is a markettown in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England, on the southwestern bank of the River...
MarketTown Hall is a municipal building in Bridge Street, Downham Market, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is managed by Downham MarketTown Council...
Market Harborough Town Hall is an historic building in the High Street in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. The building, which originally contained...
a markettown and home to UK's largest food cannery March, a markettown and administrative centre of the Fenland District Market Deeping, a market town...
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