market town

noun

1. a town where a regularly scheduled market is held.

market town

noun

1. a town that holds a market, esp an agricultural centre in a rural area

Word History and Origins

Origin of market town¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

A Cambridgeshire market town which became the centre of a global news story about its wonky Christmas tree last year has had this year's delivered – and it is a wonky one again.

From BBC

The activists I am meeting for a coffee in the Nottinghamshire market town of Newark have real skin in the game this time.

From BBC

News that residents in a market town had been told to complete a £165 safety course or hire a contractor to hang baskets on streetlights left many people blooming furious.

From BBC

Outside peak tourist season, there’s something a little uncanny about Stratford-upon-Avon, the English market town famous as William Shakespeare’s birthplace and home.

From New York Times

A music festival which attracts thousands of visitors to a North Yorkshire market town each year has been cancelled.

From BBC