2006-08-31 22:25:57 · 25 answers · asked by Dawn B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Villages are smaller than towns:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=village
Hope this helps!
2006-08-31 22:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Shofix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference between a village and a town, I think, is the
population and the houses/buildings involved.
A village has a small population of people, say about 5,000 to 10,000 people and the houses are small and sited close-by
with one or two roads. Whereas, a town has a large population
like 500,000 people and the houses/buildngs are big with many roads, street lightings, gardens, recreational parks etc.
2006-09-01 05:37:13 · answer #2 · answered by steplow33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In England and Wales, a town traditionally was a settlement which had a charter to hold a market or fair and therefore became a "market town". Market towns were distinguished from villages in that they were the economic hub of a surrounding area, and were usually larger and had more facilities.
In modern usage the term town is used either for old market towns, or for settlements which have a Town Council. Any parish council can decide to describe itself as a Town Council. Not all settlements which are commonly described as towns have a 'Town Council' however.
Alternatively there are also "new towns" which were created during the 20th century, such as Basildon, Redditch and Telford. Milton Keynes was designed to be a "new city" but legally it is still a town despite its size.
Curiously some settlements which describe themselves as towns, are smaller than some large villages (e.g. Kidlington, Oxfordshire) larger than some small towns (e.g. Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire).
The status of a city is reserved for places that have Letters Patent entitling them to the name, historically associated with the possession of a cathedral. Some large municipalities (such as Northampton) are legally boroughs but not cities, whereas some cities are quite small — such as Ely or St David's for instance.
It appears that a city may become a town, though perhaps only through administrative error: Rochester (Kent) has been a city for centuries but, when in 1998 when the Medway district was created, a bureaucratic blunder meant that Rochester lost its official City status and it is now technically a town.
It is often thought that towns with bishops' seats rank automatically as cities: however, Chelmsford remains a town despite being the seat of the Diocese of Chelmsford. St. Asaph, which is the seat of the Diocese of St. Asaph, is another such town.
The word town can also be used as a general term for urban areas, including cities. In this usage, a city is a type of town — a large one, with a certain status. For example, Greater London is a city, but is sometimes referred to affectionately as "London town". (The "City of London" is the historical nucleus, informally known as the "Square Mile", and is a London borough in its own right). Also, going from the suburbs to central London is to "go into town".
2006-09-01 05:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by gromitski 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's nothing to do with population!!!! Stop saying that people. It's to do with if they have a town hall or not. Wilmslow is the biggest village in Europe. It has a large population and a big shopping centre but has no town hall so is still classed as a village.
Oh and you need a Mc Donalds to become a city.
2006-09-01 06:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by Greatwhitefett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too sure anymore - Huyton Village has sign posts directing drivers to the "Town Centre".
Towns have Town Hall's - Like Liverpool, which is a City...
2006-09-01 06:20:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to live in a "village" with a population of 20,000. Now I live near a "town" with a population of 2,000. Perhaps it's about relativities, the first was near a city with a population of millions, the second is the biggest centre for many miles.
2006-09-01 05:38:04 · answer #6 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VILLAGE:an unincorporated settlement that is part of a township where residential and mixed use densities of one unit to the acre or more exist or are permitted and commercial, industrial or institutional uses exist or are permitted.
TOWN: A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. As with cities, there is no standard universal definition of a town: the criterion in use in any country is likely to arise from national law, custom or administrative convenience. In American English especially, the word "town" is also commonly used to refer to an area with the legal status of a "town", even if it is in effect a suburb of a large city.
2006-09-01 05:41:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A village could be a simple cluster of houses in a neighborhood sharing a common locality.
A town is a politically-defined grouping of people with specific political boundaries and sub-divisions, has a local system of government (including law enforcement) and with basic social service facilities and institutions.
2006-09-01 05:30:41 · answer #8 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A town is smaller than a city but larger and more modern than a village. Got the idea.
Village is more like few mud huts, with one water well, one gas station or no at all, no electricity in most cases and got a farm all around it.
2006-09-01 05:28:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A village is a residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. It is usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town or city.
In the UK a village typically has a church and a hamlet does not.
2006-09-01 05:33:42 · answer #10 · answered by bkripley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The village is where you live and the town is where i live.
2006-09-01 05:29:28 · answer #11 · answered by The Inquisitive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋