List of towns in England

This is a list of towns in England.

Historically, towns were any settlement with a charter, including market towns and ancient boroughs. The process of incorporation was reformed in 1835 and many more places received borough charters, whilst others were lost. All existing boroughs were abolished on 1 April 1974 and borough status was reformed as a civic honour for local government districts. At the same time a limited number of former boroughs and other settlements became successor parishes, with the right to be known as a town and preserve their charter. Boroughs that did not become successor parishes formed unparished areas, but were able to preserve their charters without a corporate body by appointing charter trustees. Since 1 April 1974 any parish council in England has the right to resolve to call itself a town council and many communities have taken up this right, including areas that preserved continuity with charter trustees.

This list does not include cities in England.

Towns

This list includes: civil parishes with town councils; unparished areas that had borough charters before 1 April 1974 (including areas with charter trustees); and towns with ancient/market charters that did not later gain borough charters or town councils.

A Town Ceremonial county Status Abingdon-on-Thames Oxfordshire town council Accrington Lancashire borough (1878–1974) Acle Norfolk market charter Acton Greater London borough (1921–1965) Adlington Lancashire town council Alcester Warwickshire town council Aldeburgh Suffolk town council Aldershot Hampshire borough (1922–1974) Alford Lincolnshire town council Alfreton Derbyshire town council Alnwick Northumberland town council Alsager Cheshire town council Alston Cumbria market charter Alton Hampshire town council Altrincham Greater Manchester borough (1937–1974) Amble Northumberland town council Ambleside Cumbria market charter Amersham Buckinghamshire town council Amesbury Wiltshire town council Ampthill Bedfordshire town council Andover Hampshire borough (1835–1974) Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria town council Arlesey Bedfordshire town council Arundel West Sussex town council Ascot Berkshire Ashbourne Derbyshire town council Ashburton Devon town council Ashby-de-la-Zouch Leicestershire town council Ashford Kent market charter Ashington Northumberland town council Ashton-under-Lyne Greater Manchester borough (1847–1974) Askern South Yorkshire town council Atherstone Warwickshire town council Attleborough Norfolk town council Axbridge Somerset town council Axminster Devon town council Aylesbury Buckinghamshire town council Aylsham Norfolk town council

B Town Ceremonial county Status Bacup Lancashire borough (1883–1974) Bakewell Derbyshire town council Bampton Devon town council Banbury Oxfordshire town council Banstead Surrey town council Barking Greater London Market charter; borough (1931–1965) Barnard Castle Durham town council Barnes Greater London borough (1932–1965) Barnoldswick Lancashire town council Barnsley South Yorkshire borough (1869–1974) Barnstaple Devon town council Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria borough (1867–1974) Barton-upon-Humber Lincolnshire town council Basildon Essex new town (designated 1949) Basingstoke Hampshire borough (1835–1974) Batley West Yorkshire borough (1868–1974) Battle East Sussex town council Bawtry South Yorkshire town council Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire town council Beaminster Dorset town council Bebington Merseyside borough (1937–1974) Beccles Suffolk town council Beckenham Greater London borough (1935–1965) Bedale North Yorkshire town council Bedford Bedfordshire borough (1835–1974) Bedlington Northumberland town council Bedworth Warwickshire market charter Belper Derbyshire town council Bentham North Yorkshire town council Berkeley Gloucestershire town council Berkhamsted Hertfordshire town council Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland town council Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire town council Bewdley Worcestershire town council Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex charter trustees Bexley Greater London borough (1937–1965) Bicester Oxfordshire town council Biddulph Staffordshire town council Bideford Devon town council Biggleswade Bedfordshire town council Billericay Essex town council Billingham Durham town council Bilston West Midlands borough (1938–1967) Bingham Nottinghamshire town council Bingley West Yorkshire market charter Birchwood Cheshire town council Birkenhead Merseyside borough (1877–1974) Bishop Auckland Durham town council Bishop's Castle Shropshire town council Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire town council Bishop's Waltham Hampshire market charter Blackburn Lancashire borough (1851–1974) Blackpool Lancashire borough (1867–1974) Blackrod Greater Manchester town council Blackwater and Hawley Hampshire town council Blandford Forum Dorset town council Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Buckinghamshire town council Blyth Northumberland town council Bodmin Cornwall town council Bognor Regis West Sussex town council Bollington Cheshire town council Bolsover Derbyshire town council Bolton Greater Manchester borough (1838–1974) Bootle Merseyside borough (1868–1974) Bordon Hampshire town council Boroughbridge North Yorkshire town council Boston Lincolnshire town council Bottesford Lincolnshire town council Bourne Lincolnshire town council Bournemouth Dorset borough (1890–1974) Bovey Tracey Devon town council Brackley Northamptonshire town council Bracknell Berkshire new town (designated 1949) Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire town council Brading Isle of Wight town council Bradley Stoke Gloucestershire town council Bradninch Devon town council Braintree Essex market charter Brampton Cumbria market charter (1252) Brandon Suffolk town council Braunstone Town Leicestershire town council Brentford Greater London market charter Brentwood Essex market charter Brewood Staffordshire market charter Bridgnorth Shropshire town council Bridgwater Somerset town council Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire town council Bridport Dorset town council Brierfield Lancashire town council Brierley South Yorkshire town council Brigg Lincolnshire town council Brighouse West Yorkshire borough (1893–1974) Brightlingsea Essex town council Brixham Devon town council Broadstairs and St Peter's Kent town council Bromborough Merseyside market charter Bromley Greater London borough (1903–1965) Bromsgrove Worcestershire market charter Bromyard Herefordshire town council Broseley Shropshire town council Brough East Riding of Yorkshire town council Broughton Lincolnshire town council Broughton-in-Furness Cumbria market charter Bruton Somerset town council Buckfastleigh Devon town council Buckingham Buckinghamshire town council Bude-Stratton Cornwall town council Budleigh Salterton Devon town council Bulwell Nottinghamshire market charter Bungay Suffolk town council Buntingford Hertfordshire town council Burford Oxfordshire town council Burgess Hill West Sussex town council Burgh-le-Marsh Lincolnshire town council Burnham-on-Crouch Essex town council Burnham-on-Sea Somerset town council Burnley Lancashire borough (1861–1974) Burntwood Staffordshire town council Burslem Staffordshire town council Burton Latimer Northamptonshire town council Burton upon Trent Staffordshire charter trustees (abolished 2003) Bury Greater Manchester borough (1876–1974) Bury St Edmunds Suffolk town council Bushey Hertfordshire market charter Buxton Derbyshire borough (1917–1974)

C Town Ceremonial county Status Caistor Lincolnshire town council Callington Cornwall town council Calne Wiltshire town council Camborne Cornwall town council Camelford Cornwall town council Cannock Staffordshire market charter Canvey Island Essex town council Carnforth Lancashire town council Carlton Colville Suffolk town council Carshalton Greater London Borough (1915–1965) Carterton Oxfordshire town council Castle Cary Somerset town council Castleford West Yorkshire borough (1955–1974) Caterham Surrey town council Chagford Devon stannary charter Chapel-en-le-Frith Derbyshire market charter Chard Somerset town council Charlbury Oxfordshire town council Chatham Kent borough (1890–1974) Chatteris Cambridgeshire town council Cheadle Staffordshire town council Cheltenham Gloucestershire borough (1876–1974) Chertsey Surrey market charter Chesham Buckinghamshire town council Cheshunt Hertfordshire market charter Chesterfield Derbyshire borough (1835–1974) Chester-le-Street Durham market charter Chickerell Dorset town council Chilton Durham town council Chingford Greater London borough (1938–1965) Chippenham Wiltshire town council Chipping Barnet Greater London market charter Chipping Campden Gloucestershire town council Chipping Norton Oxfordshire town council Chipping Sodbury Gloucestershire town council Chiswick Greater London borough (with Brentford; 1932–1965) Chorley Lancashire borough (1881–1974) Chorleywood Hertfordshire town council Christchurch Dorset borough (1886–1974) Chudleigh Devon town council Chulmleigh Devon market charter Church Stretton Shropshire town council Cinderford Gloucestershire town council Cirencester Gloucestershire town council Clare Suffolk market charter Clay Cross Derbyshire town council Cleator Moor Cumbria town council Cleckheaton West Yorkshire market charter Cleethorpes Lincolnshire charter trustees Cleobury Mortimer Shropshire market charter Clevedon Somerset town council Clitheroe Lancashire town council Clun Shropshire town council Coalville Leicestershire town council Cockermouth Cumbria town council Coggeshall Essex market charter Colburn North Yorkshire town council Coleford Gloucestershire town council Coleshill Warwickshire town council Colne Lancashire town council Colyton Devon market charter Congleton Cheshire town council Conisbrough South Yorkshire market charter Corbridge Northumberland market charter Corby Northamptonshire market charter Corringham Essex market charter Corsham Wiltshire town council Cosham Hampshire town council Cotgrave Nottinghamshire town council Cowes Isle of Wight town council Coulsdon Greater London Municipal Borough (with Purley; 1915–1965) Cramlington Northumberland town council Cranbrook Kent market charter Craven Arms Shropshire town council Crawley West Sussex market charter Crediton Devon town council Crewe Cheshire charter trustees Crewkerne Somerset town council Cricklade Wiltshire town council Cromer Norfolk town council Crook Durham market charter Crosby Merseyside borough (1937–1974) Crowborough East Sussex town council Croydon Greater London borough (1883–1965) Crowland Lincolnshire market charter Crowle Lincolnshire town council Cullompton Devon town council

D Town Ceremonial county Status Dagenham Greater London borough (1938–1965) Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria Market Charter Darlaston West Midlands market charter Darley Dale Derbyshire town council Darlington Durham borough (1867–1974) Dartford Kent charter trustees (abolished 1977) Dartmouth Devon town council Darwen Lancashire town council Daventry Northamptonshire town council Dawley Shropshire town council Dawlish Devon town council Deal Kent town council Denholme West Yorkshire town council Dereham Norfolk town council Desborough Northamptonshire town council Devizes Wiltshire town council Dewsbury West Yorkshire borough (1862–1974) Didcot Oxfordshire town council Dinnington St John's South Yorkshire town council Diss Norfolk town council Dorchester Dorset town council Dorking Surrey market charter Dover Kent town council Dovercourt Essex market charter Downham Market Norfolk town council Driffield East Riding of Yorkshire town council Droitwich Spa Worcestershire town council Dronfield Derbyshire town council Dudley West Midlands borough (1865–1974) Dukinfield Greater Manchester borough (1899–1974) Dulverton Somerset town council Dunstable Bedfordshire town council Dunwich Suffolk market charter Dursley Gloucestershire town council

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