how dose a town get it,s status IE:- city because its got a cathedral?

Answer 1

Until the 16th century it was, but now it is the monarch's decision although it is still customary to give this status to towns with a diocesan cathedral.

For further detail see:
City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarch to a select group of communities. The status does not apply automatically on the basis of any particular criteria, although in England and Wales it was traditionally given to towns with diocesan cathedrals. This association between having a cathedral and being called a city was established in the early 1540s when Henry VIII founded dioceses (and therefore cathedrals) in six English towns and also granted them all city status by issuing Letters Patent.

This is only in the UK. I don't know about others.

Answer 2

Town is just a subjective term to differentiate the area from smaller villages and larger cities. Our local parish council has a definition by population to exclude towns from the area "Best village" competition but I don't think there is a single definitive answer.

Even city status is now arbitrary, Wolverhampton for example has no cathedral but was granted city status in 2000 by the government. Lichfield has a very old cathedral but has never been a city.

Answer 3

In the United States, town vs. city varies. In a majority of the United States, cities and towns are simply names of places within incorporated counties which have become human centers. In New England, it is entirely dependent on how the municipality was incorporated. A place can be incorporated as a town and then again as a city.

Answer 4

in the netherlands a city has to earn its rights.

this can be done by:
playing an important role in the countries defence
playing an important economical role

once a city, it can:
have city walls
hold a market
and collect toll.

not all cities ahve cathedrals, since a cathedral is nothing more than a church where a bishop resides.

Answer 5

I think it's got a lot to do with population size, town's can only be called a town if they have enough people living there. Of course other things will feature too, but unfortunately, i'm not too sure what they are. x

Answer 6

Town Hall = town

Answer 7

kinvadave......Lichfield is a city. St Davids in Wales is also a city, but its barely any bigger than a village and is the smallest city in the UK, because it has a Cathedral.

Answer 8

town gets its status based on its per capita income, not because of its building or structures.

Answer 9

if it has a pub..?