market town
noun
: a usually small town that has the privilege of holding a public market at stated times
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In addition to several circular walks from the front door of Freelands, the Test Way footpath leads directly to the pretty market town of Stockbridge, by way of The Mayfly pub, directly on the river.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
This market town on England’s south coast is not usually associated with political upheaval, having voted for the traditional establishment Conservative Party at every election since 1885.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Archaeologist Mattias Obrink told Fox News Digital that Nya Lödöse was designed like a typical medieval market town, with a grid surrounding a main marketplace with a town hall.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The Open Page Retreat, hosted by novelist and journalist Jessica Fellowes and the art psychotherapist Emma Defries, will welcome nine aspiring and established writers to Defries’s family home in the gorgeous market town of Chipping Campden.
—Victoria Herman, Air Mail, 8 Nov. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
This market town on England’s south coast is not usually associated with political upheaval, having voted for the traditional establishment Conservative Party at every election since 1885.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Archaeologist Mattias Obrink told Fox News Digital that Nya Lödöse was designed like a typical medieval market town, with a grid surrounding a main marketplace with a town hall.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The Open Page Retreat, hosted by novelist and journalist Jessica Fellowes and the art psychotherapist Emma Defries, will welcome nine aspiring and established writers to Defries’s family home in the gorgeous market town of Chipping Campden.
—Victoria Herman, Air Mail, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Market town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20town. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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