List of towns in England

This is a list of towns in England.

This list does not include cities in England.

 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 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

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 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)  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

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 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 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

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 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-on-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

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 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)

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 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)

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

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 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

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List of places in England
List of cities in the United Kingdom
List of post towns in the United Kingdom
List of United Kingdom locations
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Notes
1  Successor parish under the Local Government Act 1972
2  Rochester has held city status, but this lapsed in 1998 when the Borough of Rochester-upon-Medway was merged into Medway unitary authority.

References