What is Market town?
[[File:Colchester town center.jpg|thumb|The city center of [[Colchester]]. Colchester is Englands oldest recorded market town.]] A '''market town''' is a settlement in [[Europe]] that has the right to have [[market]]s. This separates them from [[villages]] and [[city|cities]]. A [[town]] may be described as a market town or as having market rights even if it does not have a market anymore, provided the right to do so still holds. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Towns]] [[Category:Retail markets| ]] [[Category:Business law]]