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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.
The earliest cities (Latin: civitas) in Britain were the fortified settlements organised by the Romans as capitals of the Celtic tribes under Roman rule.The British clerics of the early Middle Ages later preserved a traditional list of the "28 Cities" (Old Welsh: cair) which was mentioned in De Excidio Britanniae [c] and Historia Brittonum.
The Local Government Act 1972 allows civil parishes in England and Wales to resolve themselves to be Town Councils, under section (245 subsection 6), which also gives the chairman of such parishes the title 'town mayor'. Many former urban districts and municipal boroughs have such a status, along with other settlements with no prior town status.
The United Kingdom Location names beginning with A. Location names beginning with Aa–Ak; Location names beginning with Al; Location names beginning with Am–Ar
Location: Locality: Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) OS grid reference: Yieldshields: South Lanarkshire: Yiewsley: Hillingdon: Ynus-tawelog: Swansea: Ynyns ...
Civil parish with town council 1838, [11] 1974, [12] 2002 [12] — Spa town established in late 18th century. The town received the title of "Royal Leamington Spa" in 1838 following a visit by Queen Victoria. [11] [13] Royal Leamington Spa was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1875, and on the borough's abolition in 1974 charter trustees ...
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Location: Locality: Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) OS grid reference: Ham (Stockland) : Devon: Ham (Plymouth) : Devon: Ham (Charlton Kings ...