The primary purpose of a market town is the provision of goods and services to the surrounding locality. Although market towns were known in antiquity, their number increased rapidly from the 12th century. Market … See more

Dutch painters of Antwerp took great interest in market places and market towns as subject matter from the 16th century. See more

• Hogg, Garry, Market Towns of England, Newton Abbot, Devon, David & Charles, 1974. ISBN 0-7153-6798-6
• Dyer, Christopher, "The Consumer and the Market," Chapter 13 in Everyday Life in Medieval England, London, Hambledon & London, 2000 See more

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In Denmark, the concept of the market town (Danish: købstad) emerged during the Iron Age. It is not … See more

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• Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516
• Pictures of England, Historic Market Towns See more