# 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. However, no successor parishes have exercised this right (e.g. Ilkley).
This list does not include cities in England.
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## 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 |
| 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 |
| Barking | Greater London | Market charter; borough (1931–1965) |
| Barnard Castle | Durham | town council |
| Barnes | Greater London | borough (1932–1965) |
| Barnet | Greater London | market charter |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |

### E

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Ealing | Greater London | borough (1901–1965) |
| Earby | Lancashire | town council |
| Earl Shilton | Leicestershire | town council |
| Earley | Berkshire | town council |
| Easingwold | North Yorkshire | town council |
| East Cowes | Isle of Wight | town council |
| East Grinstead | West Sussex | town council |
| East Ham | Greater London | borough (1904–1965) |
| Eastbourne | East Sussex | borough (1883–1974) |
| Eastleigh | Hampshire | borough (1936–1974) |
| East Retford | Nottinghamshire | charter trustees |
| Eastwood | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Eccles | Greater Manchester | borough (1892–1974) |
| Eccleshall | Staffordshire | market charter |
| Edenbridge | Kent | town council |
| Edgware | Greater London | market charter |
| Edmonton | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Egremont | Cumbria | town council |
| Elland | West Yorkshire | market charter |
| Ellesmere | Shropshire | town council |
| Ellesmere Port | Cheshire | charter trustees |
| Elstree and Borehamwood | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Emsworth | Hampshire | market charter |
| Enfield | Greater London | borough (1955–1965) |
| Epping | Essex | town council |
| Epsom and Ewell | Surrey | borough from 1937 |
| Epworth | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Erith | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Eton | Berkshire | town council |
| Evesham | Worcestershire | town council |
| Exmouth | Devon | town council |
| Eye | Suffolk | town council |

### F

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Fairford | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Fakenham | Norfolk | town council |
| Falmouth | Cornwall | town council |
| Fareham | Hampshire | market charter |
| Faringdon | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Farnborough | Hampshire | town council |
| Farnham | Surrey | town council |
| Faversham | Kent | town council |
| Fazeley | Staffordshire | town council |
| Featherstone | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Felixstowe | Suffolk | town council |
| Fenton | Staffordshire | one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Ferndown | Dorset | town council |
| Ferryhill | Durham | town council |
| Filey | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Filton | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Finchley | Greater London | borough (1933–1965) |
| Fleet | Hampshire | town council |
| Fleetwood | Lancashire | borough (1933–1974) |
| Flitwick | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Folkestone | Kent | town council |
| Fordbridge | West Midlands | town council |
| Fordingbridge | Hampshire | town council |
| Fordwich | Kent | town council |
| Fowey | Cornwall | town council |
| Framlingham | Suffolk | town council |
| Frinton and Walton | Essex | town council |
| Frodsham | Cheshire | town council |
| Frome | Somerset | town council |

### G

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Gainsborough | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Garstang | Lancashire | town council |
| Gateshead | Tyne and Wear | borough (1835–1974) |
| Gillingham | Dorset | town council |
| Gillingham | Kent | borough (1903–1974) |
| Glastonbury | Somerset | town council |
| Glossop | Derbyshire | borough (1866–1974) |
| Godalming | Surrey | town council |
| Godmanchester | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Goole | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | Norfolk | market charter |
| Gosport | Hampshire | borough (1922–1974) |
| Grange-over-Sands | Cumbria | town council |
| Grantham | Lincolnshire | charter trustees |
| Grassington | North Yorkshire | market charter |
| Gravesend | Kent | borough (1835–1974) |
| Grays | Essex | market charter |
| Great Dunmow | Essex | town council |
| Great Torrington | Devon | town council |
| Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | borough (1835–1974) |
| Greater Willington | Durham | town council |
| Grimsby | Lincolnshire | charter trustees |
| Guildford | Surrey | borough (1835–1974) |
| Guisborough | North Yorkshire | town council |

### H

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Hadleigh | Suffolk | town council |
| Hailsham | East Sussex | town council |
| Halesowen | West Midlands | borough (1936–1974) |
| Halesworth | Suffolk | town council |
| Halewood | Merseyside | town council |
| Halifax | West Yorkshire | borough (1848–1974) |
| Halstead | Essex | town council |
| Haltwhistle | Northumberland | town council |
| Redenhall with Harleston | Norfolk | town council |
| Harlow | Essex | market charter |
| Harpenden | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Harrogate | North Yorkshire | borough (1884–1974) |
| Harrow | Greater London | borough (1954–1965) |
| Hartland | Devon | market charter |
| Hartlepool | Durham | borough (1850–1974) |
| Harwich | Essex | town council |
| Harworth and Bircotes | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Haslemere | Surrey | town council |
| Haslingden | Lancashire | borough (1891–1974) |
| Hastings | East Sussex | borough (1835–1974) |
| Hatfield | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Hatfield | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Hatherleigh | Devon | town council |
| Havant | Hampshire | market charter |
| Haverhill | Suffolk | town council |
| Hawkinge | Kent | town council |
| Haxby | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Hawes | North Yorkshire | market charter |
| Hayle | Cornwall | town council |
| Haywards Heath | West Sussex | town council |
| Heanor and Loscoe | Derbyshire | town council |
| Heathfield | East Sussex | market charter |
| Hebden Royd | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Hedge End | Hampshire | town council |
| Hednesford | Staffordshire | town council |
| Hedon | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Helmsley | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Helston | Cornwall | town council |
| Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire | charter trustees (abolished 1984) |
| Hemsworth | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Hendon | Greater London | borough (1932–1965) |
| Henley-in-Arden | Warwickshire | market charter |
| Henley-on-Thames | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Hertford | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Hessle | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Hetton | Tyne and Wear | town council |
| Hexham | Northumberland | town council |
| Heywood | Greater Manchester | borough (1881–1974) |
| Higham Ferrers | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Highbridge | Somerset | market charter |
| Highworth | Wiltshire | town council |
| High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | charter trustees |
| Hinckley | Leicestershire | market charter |
| Hingham | Norfolk | town council |
| Hitchin | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Hoddesdon | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Holbeach | Lincolnshire | market charter |
| Holsworthy | Devon | town council |
| Holt | Norfolk | town council |
| Honiton | Devon | town council |
| Horley | Surrey | town council |
| Horncastle | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Hornsea | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Hornsey | Greater London | borough (1903–1965) |
| Horsforth | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Horsham | West Sussex | town council |
| Horwich | Greater Manchester | town council |
| Houghton Regis | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Hounslow | Greater London | Borough |
| Howden | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Huddersfield | West Yorkshire | borough (1868–1974) |
| Hungerford | Berkshire | town council |
| Hunstanton | Norfolk | town council |
| Huntingdon | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Hyde | Greater Manchester | borough (1881–1974) |
| Hythe | Kent | town council |

### I

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Ilford | Greater London | borough (1926–1965) |
| Ilfracombe | Devon | town council |
| Ilkeston | Derbyshire | charter trustees (abolished 1975) |
| Ilkley | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Ilminster | Somerset | town council |
| Immingham | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Ingleby Barwick | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Ipswich | Suffolk | borough (1835–1974) |
| Irthlingborough | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Isleworth | Greater London | borough (with Heston; 1932–1965) |
| Ivybridge | Devon | town council |

### J

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Jarrow | Tyne and Wear | borough (1875–1974) |

### K

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Keighley | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Kempston | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Kendal | Cumbria | town council |
| Kenilworth | Warwickshire | town council |
| Kesgrave | Suffolk | town council |
| Keswick | Cumbria | town council |
| Kettering | Northamptonshire | borough (1938–1974) |
| Keynsham | Somerset | town council |
| Kidderminster | Worcestershire | charter trustees |
| Kidsgrove | Staffordshire | town council |
| Kimberley | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| King's Lynn | Norfolk | borough (1835–1974) |
| Kingsbridge | Devon | town council |
| Kingsteignton | Devon | town council |
| Kingston-upon-Thames | Greater London | borough (1835–1965) |
| Kington | Herefordshire | town council |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | Nottinghamshire | market charter |
| Kirkby Lonsdale | Cumbria | town council |
| Kirkby Stephen | Cumbria | town council |
| Kirkbymoorside | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Kirkham | Lancashire | town council |
| Kirton-in-Lindsey | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Knaresborough | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Knutsford | Cheshire | town council |

### L

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Langport | Somerset | town council |
| Launceston | Cornwall | town council |
| Leatherhead | Surrey | market charter |
| Lechlade | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Ledbury | Herefordshire | town council |
| Leek | Staffordshire | town council |
| Leigh | Greater Manchester | borough (1899–1974) |
| Leighton-Linslade | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Leigh-on-Sea | Essex | town council |
| Leiston | Suffolk | town council |
| Leominster | Herefordshire | town council |
| Letchworth Garden City | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Lewes | East Sussex | town council |
| Leyburn | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Leyland | Lancashire | town council |
| Leyton | Greater London | borough (1926–1965) |
| Liskeard | Cornwall | town council |
| Littlehampton | West Sussex | town council |
| Loddon | Norfolk | market charter |
| Loftus | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Long Sutton | Lincolnshire | market charter |
| Longridge | Lancashire | town council |
| Longton | Staffordshire | one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Longtown | Cumbria | market charter |
| Looe | Cornwall | town council |
| Lostwithiel | Cornwall | town council |
| Loughborough | Leicestershire | borough (1888–1974) |
| Loughton | Essex | town council |
| Louth | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Lowestoft | Suffolk | charter trustees |
| Ludgershall | Wiltshire | town council |
| Ludlow | Shropshire | town council |
| Luton | Bedfordshire | borough (1876–1974) |
| Lutterworth | Leicestershire | town council |
| Lydd | Kent | town council |
| Lydney | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Lyme Regis | Dorset | town council |
| Lymington | Hampshire | town council |
| Lynton & Lynmouth | Devon | town council |
| Lytchett Minster & Upton | Dorset | town council |
| Lytham St Annes | Lancashire | borough (1922–1974) |

### M

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Mablethorpe and Sutton | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Macclesfield | Cheshire | charter trustees |
| Madeley | Shropshire | market charter |
| Maghull | Merseyside | town council |
| Maidenhead | Berkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Maidstone | Kent | borough (1835–1974) |
| Maldon | Essex | town council |
| Malmesbury | Wiltshire | town council |
| Maltby | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Malton | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Malvern | Worcestershire | town council |
| Manningtree | Essex | town council |
| Mansfield | Nottinghamshire | charter trustees |
| Marazion | Cornwall | town council |
| March | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Margate | Kent | charter trustees |
| Market Bosworth | Leicestershire | market charter |
| Market Deeping | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Market Drayton | Shropshire | town council |
| Market Harborough | Leicestershire | market charter |
| Market Rasen | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Market Weighton | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Marlborough | Wiltshire | town council |
| Marlow | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Maryport | Cumbria | town council |
| Masham | North Yorkshire | market charter |
| Matlock | Derbyshire | town council |
| Medlar-with-Wesham | Lancashire | town council |
| Melksham | Wiltshire | town council |
| Meltham | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Melton Mowbray | Leicestershire | town council |
| Mere | Wiltshire | town council |
| Mexborough | South Yorkshire | market charter |
| Middleham | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Middlesbrough | North Yorkshire | borough (1853–1967) |
| Middleton | Greater Manchester | borough (1886–1974) |
| Middlewich | Cheshire | town council |
| Midhurst | West Sussex | town council |
| Midsomer Norton | Somerset | market charter |
| Mildenhall | Suffolk | market charter |
| Millom | Cumbria | town council |
| Minchinhampton | Gloucestershire | market charter |
| Minehead | Somerset | town council |
| Minster | Kent | market charter |
| Mirfield | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Mitcham | Greater London | borough (1934–1965) |
| Mitcheldean | Gloucestershire | market charter |
| Modbury | Devon | market charter |
| Morecambe | Lancashire | town council |
| Moretonhampstead | Devon | market charter |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Morley | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Morpeth | Northumberland | borough (1835–1974) |
| Mossley | Greater Manchester | town council |
| Much Wenlock | Shropshire | town council |

### N

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Nailsea | Somerset | town council |
| Nailsworth | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Nantwich | Cheshire | town council |
| Needham Market | Suffolk | town council |
| Nelson | Lancashire | town council |
| Neston | Cheshire | town council |
| New Alresford | Hampshire | town council |
| New Malden | Greater London | borough (with Coombe; 1936–1965) |
| New Mills | Derbyshire | town council |
| New Milton | Hampshire | town council |
| New Romney | Kent | town council |
| Newark-on-Trent | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | Northumberland | town council |
| Newbury | Berkshire | town council |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Staffordshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Newent | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Newhaven | East Sussex | town council |
| Newlyn | Cornwall | market charter |
| Newmarket | Suffolk | town council |
| Newport | Isle of Wight | borough (1835–1974) |
| Newport | Shropshire | town council |
| Newport Pagnell | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Newquay | Cornwall | town council |
| Newton Abbot | Devon | town council |
| Newton Aycliffe | Durham | town council |
| Newton-le-Willows | Merseyside | market charter |
| Normanton | West Yorkshire | town council |
| North Hykeham | Lincolnshire | town council |
| North Petherton | Somerset | town council |
| North Tawton | Devon | town council |
| North Walsham | Norfolk | town council |
| Northallerton | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Northam | Devon | town council |
| Northampton | Northamptonshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Northfleet | Kent | market charter |
| Northleach with Eastington | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Northwich | Cheshire | town council |
| Norton-on-Derwent | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Nuneaton | Warwickshire | borough (1907–1974) |

### O

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Oakengates | Shropshire | town council |
| Oakham | Rutland | town council |
| Okehampton | Devon | town council |
| Oldbury | West Midlands | borough (1935–1966) |
| Oldham | Greater Manchester | borough (1849–1974) |
| Ollerton and Boughton | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Olney | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Ongar | Essex | town council |
| Orford | Suffolk | market charter |
| Ormskirk | Lancashire | market charter |
| Orpington | Greater London | Town |
| Ossett | West Yorkshire | borough (1890–1974) |
| Oswestry | Shropshire | town council |
| Otley | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Ottery St Mary | Devon | town council |
| Oundle | Northamptonshire | town council |

### P

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Paddock Wood | Kent | town council |
| Padiham | Lancashire | town council |
| Padstow | Cornwall | town council |
| Paignton | Devon | market charter |
| Painswick | Gloucestershire | market charter |
| Partington | Greater Manchester | town council |
| Patchway | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Pateley Bridge | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Peacehaven | East Sussex | town council |
| Penistone | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Penkridge | Staffordshire | market charter |
| Penrith | Cumbria | market charter |
| Penryn | Cornwall | town council |
| Penwortham | Lancashire | town council |
| Penzance | Cornwall | town council |
| Pershore | Worcestershire | town council |
| Peterlee | Durham | town council |
| Petersfield | Hampshire | town council |
| Petworth | West Sussex | town council |
| Pickering | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Plympton | Devon | market charter |
| Pocklington | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Polegate | East Sussex | town council |
| Pontefract | West Yorkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Ponteland | Northumberland | town council |
| Poole | Dorset | borough (1835–1974) |
| Porthleven | Cornwall | town council |
| Portishead | Somerset | town council |
| Portland | Dorset | town council |
| Potton | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Poynton-with-Worth | Cheshire | town council |
| Preesall | Lancashire | town council |
| Prescot | Merseyside | town council |
| Princes Risborough | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Prudhoe | Northumberland | town council |
| Pudsey | West Yorkshire | borough (1900–1974) |
| Purley | Greater London | town council |

### Q

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Quedgeley | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Queenborough-in-Sheppey | Kent | charter trustees (abolished 1977) |

### R

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Radstock | Somerset | town council |
| Ramsey | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Ramsgate | Kent | town council |
| Raunds | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Rawtenstall | Lancashire | borough (1891–1974) |
| Rayleigh | Essex | town council |
| Reading | Berkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Redcar | North Yorkshire | borough (1921–1967) |
| Redditch | Worcestershire | town council, new town (designated 1964) |
| Redhill | Surrey | |
| Redruth | Cornwall | town council |
| Reepham | Norfolk | town council |
| Reigate | Surrey | borough (1863–1974) |
| Richmond | Greater London | borough (1890–1965) |
| Richmond | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Ringwood | Hampshire | town council |
| Ripley | Derbyshire | town council |
| Rochdale | Greater Manchester | borough (1856–1974) |
| Rochester | Kent | borough (1835–1974) |
| Rochford | Essex | market charter |
| Romford | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Romsey | Hampshire | town council |
| Ross-on-Wye | Herefordshire | town council |
| Rothbury | Northumberland | market charter |
| Rotherham | South Yorkshire | borough (1871–1974) |
| Rothwell | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Rothwell | West Yorkshire | market charter |
| Rowley Regis | West Midlands | borough (1933–1966) |
| Royal Leamington Spa | Warwickshire | town council |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | Kent | borough (1888–1974) |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | Wiltshire | town council |
| Royston | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Rugby | Warwickshire | borough (1932–1974) |
| Rugeley | Staffordshire | town council |
| Runcorn | Cheshire | new town (designated 1964) |
| Rushden | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Ryde | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Rye | East Sussex | town council |

### S

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Saffron Walden | Essex | town council |
| St Austell | Cornwall | town council |
| St Blaise | Cornwall | town council |
| St Columb Major | Cornwall | town council |
| St Helens | Merseyside | borough (1868–1974) |
| St Ives | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| St Ives | Cornwall | town council |
| St Just-in-Penwith | Cornwall | town council |
| St Mary Cray | Greater London | market charter |
| St Mawes | Cornwall | market charter |
| St Neots | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Salcombe | Devon | town council |
| Sale | Greater Manchester | borough (1935–1974) |
| Saltash | Cornwall | town council |
| Saltburn-By-The-Sea | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Sandbach | Cheshire | town council |
| Sandhurst | Berkshire | town council |
| Sandiacre | Derbyshire | market charter |
| Sandown | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Sandwich | Kent | town council |
| Sandy | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Sawbridgeworth | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Saxmundham | Suffolk | town council |
| Scarborough | North Yorkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Scunthorpe | Lincolnshire | charter trustees |
| Seaford | East Sussex | town council |
| Seaham | Durham | town council |
| Seaton | Devon | town council |
| Sedbergh | Cumbria | market charter |
| Sedgefield | Durham | town council |
| Selby | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Selsey | West Sussex | town council |
| Settle | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Sevenoaks | Kent | town council |
| Shaftesbury | Dorset | town council |
| Shanklin | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Shefford | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Shepshed | Leicestershire | town council |
| Shepton Mallet | Somerset | town council |
| Sherborne | Dorset | town council |
| Sheringham | Norfolk | town council |
| Shifnal | Shropshire | town council |
| Shildon | Durham | town council |
| Shipston-on-Stour | Warwickshire | town council |
| Shirebrook | Derbyshire | town council |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | West Sussex | market charter |
| Shrewsbury | Shropshire | town council |
| Sidmouth | Devon | town council |
| Silloth | Cumbria | town council |
| Silsden | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Sittingbourne | Kent | town council |
| Skegness | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Skelmersdale | Lancashire | town council |
| Skelton-in-Cleveland | North Yorkshire | market charter |
| Skipton | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Sleaford | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Slough | Berkshire | borough (1838–1974) |
| Smethwick | West Midlands | borough (1899–1966) |
| Snaith and Cowick | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Snodland | Kent | town council |
| Soham | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Solihull | West Midlands | borough (1954–1974) |
| Somerton | Somerset | town council |
| South Brent | Devon | market charter |
| South Cave | East Riding of Yorkshire | market charter |
| South Elmsall | West Yorkshire | town council |
| South Kirkby and Moorthorpe | West Yorkshire | town council |
| South Molton | Devon | town council |
| South Shields | Tyne and Wear | borough (1850–1974) |
| South Woodham Ferrers | Essex | town council |
| Southam | Warwickshire | town council |
| Southall | Greater London | borough (1936–1965) |
| Southborough | Kent | town council |
| Southgate | Greater London | borough (1933–1965) |
| Southminster | Essex | market charter |
| Southport | Merseyside | borough (1866–1974) |
| Southsea | Hampshire | town council |
| Southwell | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Southwick | Hampshire | market charter |
| Southwold | Suffolk | town council |
| Spalding | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Spennymoor | Durham | town council |
| Spilsby | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Sprowston | Norfolk | town council |
| Stafford | Staffordshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Staines-upon-Thames | Surrey | market charter |
| Stainforth | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Stalbridge | Dorset | town council |
| Stalham | Norfolk | market charter |
| Stalybridge | Greater Manchester | borough (1857–1974) |
| Stamford | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Stanley | Durham | town council |
| Stanhope | Durham | market charter |
| Stapleford | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Staveley | Derbyshire | town council |
| Stevenage | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Steyning | West Sussex | market charter |
| Stockport | Greater Manchester | borough (1835–1974) |
| Stocksbridge | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Durham/North Yorkshire | borough (1835–1967) |
| Stoke-upon-Trent | Staffordshire | one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Stone | Staffordshire | town council |
| Stonehouse | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Stony Stratford | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Stotfold | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Stourbridge | West Midlands | borough (1914–1974) |
| Stourport-on-Severn | Worcestershire | town council |
| Stowmarket | Suffolk | town council |
| Stow-on-the-Wold | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | Warwickshire | town council |
| Stretford | Greater Manchester | borough (1933–1974) |
| Strood | Kent | market charter |
| Stroud | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Sturminster Newton | Dorset | town council |
| Sudbury | Suffolk | town council |
| Surbiton | Greater London | borough (1936–1965) |
| Sutton | Greater London | borough (with Cheam; 1934–1965) |
| Sutton Coldfield | West Midlands | market charter |
| Swaffham | Norfolk | town council |
| Swanage | Dorset | town council |
| Swanley | Kent | town council |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe | Kent | town council |
| Swindon | Wiltshire | borough (1900–1974) |
| Syston | Leicestershire | town council |

### T

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Tadcaster | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Tadley | Hampshire | town council |
| Tamworth | Staffordshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Taunton | Somerset | borough (1885–1974) |
| Tavistock | Devon | town council |
| Teignmouth | Devon | town council |
| Telford | Shropshire | new town (designated 1968) |
| Telscombe | East Sussex | town council |
| Tenbury Wells | Worcestershire | town council |
| Tenterden | Kent | town council |
| Tetbury | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Tewkesbury | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Thame | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Thatcham | Berkshire | town council |
| Thaxted | Essex | market charter |
| Thetford | Norfolk | town council |
| Thirsk | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Thornbury | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Thorne | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Thorpe St Andrew | Norfolk | town council |
| Thrapston | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Tickhill | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Tidworth | Wiltshire | town council |
| Tipton | West Midlands | borough (1938–1966) |
| Tiverton | Devon | town council |
| Todmorden | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Tonbridge | Kent | market charter |
| Topsham | Devon | market charter |
| Torpoint | Cornwall | town council |
| Torquay | Devon | borough (1892–1974) |
| Totnes | Devon | town council |
| Tottenham | Greater London | borough (1934–1965) |
| Totton and Eling | Hampshire | town council |
| Tow Law | Durham | town council |
| Towcester | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Tring | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Trowbridge | Wiltshire | town council |
| Tunstall | Staffordshire | one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Twickenham | Greater London | borough (1926–1965) |
| Tynemouth | Tyne and Wear | borough (1849–1974) |

### U

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Uckfield | East Sussex | town council |
| Ulverston | Cumbria | town council |
| Uppingham | Rutland | town council |
| Upton-upon-Severn | Worcestershire | town council |
| Uttoxeter | Staffordshire | town council |
| Uxbridge | Greater London | borough (1955–1965) |

### V

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Ventnor | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Verwood | Dorset | town council |

### W

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Wadebridge | Cornwall | town council |
| Wadhurst | East Sussex | market charter |
| Wainfleet All Saints | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Wallasey | Merseyside | borough (1910–1974) |
| Wallingford | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Wallington | Greater London | borough (with Beddington; 1937–1965) |
| Wallsend | Tyne and Wear | borough (1901–1974) |
| Walsall | West Midlands | borough (1835–1974) |
| Waltham Abbey | Essex | town council |
| Waltham Cross | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Walthamstow | Greater London | borough (1926–1965) |
| Walton-on-Thames | Surrey | market charter |
| Wantage | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Ware | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Wareham | Dorset | town council |
| Warminster | Wiltshire | town council |
| Warrington | Cheshire | borough (1847–1974) |
| Warwick | Warwickshire | town council |
| Washington | Tyne and Wear | new town (designated 1964) |
| Watchet | Somerset | town council |
| Watford | Hertfordshire | borough (1922–1974) |
| Wath-upon-Dearne | South Yorkshire | market charter |
| Watlington | Oxfordshire | market charter |
| Watton | Norfolk | town council |
| Wellingborough | Northamptonshire | market charter |
| Wednesbury | West Midlands | borough (1886 - 1966) |
| Wellington | Shropshire | town council |
| Wellington | Somerset | town council |
| Wells-next-the-Sea | Norfolk | town council |
| Welwyn Garden City | Hertfordshire | new town (designated 1948) |
| Wem | Shropshire | town council |
| Wembley | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Wendover | Buckinghamshire | market charter |
| West Bedlington | Northumberland | town council |
| West Bromwich | West Midlands | borough (1882–1974) |
| West Ham | Greater London | borough (1886–1965) |
| West Malling | Kent | market charter |
| West Mersea | Essex | town council |
| West Tilbury | Essex | market charter |
| Westbury | Wiltshire | town council |
| Westerham | Kent | market charter |
| Westhoughton | Greater Manchester | town council |
| Weston-super-Mare | Somerset | town council |
| Wetherby | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Weybridge | Surrey | market charter |
| Weymouth | Dorset | town council |
| Whaley Bridge | Derbyshire | town council |
| Whitby | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Whitchurch | Hampshire | town council |
| Whitchurch | Shropshire | town council |
| Whitehaven | Cumbria | borough (1894–1974) |
| Whitehill | Hampshire | town council |
| Whitnash | Warwickshire | town council |
| Whittlesey | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Whitworth | Lancashire | town council |
| Wickham | Hampshire | market charter |
| Wickwar | Gloucestershire | market charter |
| Widnes | Cheshire | borough (1892–1974) |
| Wigan | Greater Manchester | borough (1835–1974) |
| Wigton | Cumbria | town council |
| Willenhall | West Midlands | market charter |
| Willesden | Greater London | borough (1933–1965) |
| Wilton | Wiltshire | town council |
| Wilmslow | Cheshire | town council |
| Wimbledon | Greater London | borough (1905–1965) |
| Wimborne Minster | Dorset | town council |
| Wincanton | Somerset | town council |
| Winchcombe | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Winchelsea | East Sussex | market charter |
| Windermere | Cumbria | town council |
| Windsor | Berkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Winsford | Cheshire | town council |
| Winslow | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Winterton | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Wirksworth | Derbyshire | town council |
| Wisbech | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Witham | Essex | town council |
| Withernsea | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Witney | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Wiveliscombe | Somerset | town council |
| Wivenhoe | Essex | town council |
| Woburn | Bedfordshire | market charter |
| Woburn Sands | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Woking | Surrey | market charter |
| Wokingham | Berkshire | town council |
| Wolsingham | Durham | market charter |
| Wolverton and Greenleys | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Wood Green | Greater London | borough (1933–1965) |
| Woodford | Greater London | borough (with Wanstead; 1937–1965) |
| Woodbridge | Suffolk | town council |
| Woodley | Berkshire | town council |
| Woodstock | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Wooler | Northumberland | market charter |
| Workington | Cumbria | town council |
| Worksop | Nottinghamshire | charter trustees |
| Worthing | West Sussex | borough (1890–1974) |
| Wotton-under-Edge | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Wragby | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Wymondham | Norfolk | town council |

### Y

| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
| Yarm | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Yarmouth | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Yate | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Yateley | Hampshire | town council |
| Yeovil | Somerset | town council |