Market Town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city. A town may be correctly described as a "market town" or as having "market rights", even if it no longer holds a market, provided the legal right to do so still exists.

Read more about Market Town:  England, German-language Area, Norway, References and Sources

Famous quotes containing the words market and/or town:

    “To market ‘tis our destiny to go.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “In the County Tyrone, in the town of Dungannon,”
    —Unknown. The Old Orange Flute (l. 1)