Historic Market Towns in England

Rothwell in the county of Northamptonshire
Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204.
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Shaftesbury in the county of Dorset
Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists.
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Sherborne in the county of Dorset
The softly glowing Ham stone of which most of the town properties are built, lends warmth and atmosphere to what is already a unique and attractive place.
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Skipton in the county of North Yorkshire
Long considered "The Gateway to the Dales" which lye to the north, moors extend southwards, and the tranquil countryside of the Ribble Valley is to the west.
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South Molton in the county of Devon
Early evidence suggests that there was once a Saxon colony here but it is as an ancient sheep and cattle market town that South Molton has been documented since the 12th-century
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St Ives in the county of Cambridgeshire
This attractive market town has one of the most highly picturesque river bridges in the country. The bridge dates to the 15th century and is famous for the chapel in its centre bay, it is one of only four medieval bridge chapel's surviving in England.
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Stony Stratford in the county of Buckinghamshire
The pretty market town of Stony Stratford is an ancient town built around the Roman road 'Watling Street' which runs through the...
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Stow on the Wold in the county of Gloucestershire
"Stow on the Wold, where the wind blows cold"
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Stratford-upon-Avon in the county of Warwickshire
Stratford Upon Avon is a beautiful historic market town in the County of Warwickshire. Famous as the birthplace of the legendry playwright William Shakespeare
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Sudbury in the county of Suffolk
Sudbury is an ancient market town full of evocative memories. It was the birthplace of Gainsborough one of England's greatest painters.
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Taunton in the county of Somerset
There is little doubt that this town is best known for the production of Cider (which is reputed to be Prince Williams' favourite...
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Tavistock in the county of Devon
This pleasant market town plays host to what is possibly Devon's most entertaining annual fair, the Goose Fair, normally...
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Tetbury in the county of Gloucestershire
A rather charming Cotswold town which has the good fortune to stand on the winding river Avon. Tetbury has a lovely old...
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Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire is an historic market town, situated near the Cotswolds, it has a beautiful Abbey over 500yrs old and lots of historic buildings and alley ways.
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Thirsk in the county of North Yorkshire
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Trowbridge in the county of Wiltshire
Trowbridge is a historic town crammed with attractive stone buildings. It originated as a settlement along the Biss and flourished from the wool and weaving trades and from these periods there remain many magnificent merchant houses.
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Truro in the county of Cornwall
Truro, today is Cornwall's unofficial capital and adminstrative centre but in the Middle Ages Truro was one of the towns which controlled Cornwall's flourishing tin mining industry.
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Ulverston in the county of Cumbria
Old town and port with cobbled streets and a pretty market square. It is surrounded by the Furness fells, Coniston Water, Lake...
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Wallingford in the county of Oxfordshire
Wallingford is a market town and riverside resort, it was originally built as a walled town at a strategic crossing of the River...
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Wellington in the county of Somerset
This is the small town from which Arthur Wellesley, later to become Duke of Wellington, took his name.
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