| 单词 | market town |
| 例句 | She had not expected a palace larger than many a market town. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But now the market town of Great Wexly loomed before us, as if it had sprung from the ground. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Then they Disapparated to the outskirts of a small market town. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When we finally reach Casse, a brown and dusty, dirt-street market town made of wood and corrugated metal, Farmer feeds me Cokes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I thus gave no indication of having had a disturbed night when I thanked the landlord and took my leave to explore the market town of Taunton. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They traveled dawn to dusk, past woods and orchards and neatly tended fields, through small villages, crowded market towns, and stout holdfasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Something is wrong about walking the streets of a busy market town so close to a refugee camp. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Home was the Mount, a large, square brick house in Shrewsbury, a quiet market town in the county of Shropshire about 150 miles northwest of London. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the market town, she parked the car and bought some crayons and drawing paper, and a box of home-made sweets. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I did get a lot of stick for how I looked – I was the only goth in my sleepy market town. ‘I haven’t worn colour since I was 14’: meet Britain’s longest-standing goths 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z "She was a tiny girl in the First World War, living in a little market town in Yorkshire," said McCarthy. First world war poem wins National Poetry Competition 2013 2013-03-27T20:29:01Z Here’s where to stay, eat and sleep in this remote market town. | Taroudant, Morocco 2013-05-14T16:06:02Z A quiet market town set among the hills. Cine-files: Lonsdale Alhambra, Penrith 2012-12-05T13:47:08Z It’s hard not to fall in love with Stow-on-the-Wold, a market town that invites exploration. 36 Hours in the Cotswolds 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z On the line’s northeastern branch lies the market town of Romford. A Journey Across London on the Elizabeth Line 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Spend the night in the charming market town of Ruthin, home of Wales’s oldest timbered house, a 17th-century gaol turned museum with a vague King Arthur connection that I never quite caught. | Wales Watching 2010-09-06T16:17:00Z Set in the former market town nestled in the shadow of the west Pennines, the event is concentrating on nationally-renowned indie-folk acts as well as local talent. Ramsbottom's humdinger musicfest squares up to mighty neighbour Manchester 2012-08-14T08:39:09Z A lovely restaurant in a Provencal market town. The best of France ? as chosen by our readers 2011-03-21T17:16:00Z “It’s a city because we’ve got the cathedral, but we’ve got a market town mentality. And I mean that positively, not negatively.” Lonely Planet selects Salisbury among top 10 cities to visit 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z As the date approached, the poorly kept roads between London and the modest market town that was Stratford were clogged with coaches. That Man From Stratford 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z North Country Theatre is a small scale touring company based in the beautiful dales market town of Richmond. Arts head: Nobby Dimon, North Country Theatre 2013-07-09T09:38:52Z Bungay Castle This market town is part of a clutch of underrated market towns - of which Bungay is probably the finest - strung out along the border of the two East Anglian counties. Bungay - the perfect country retreat 2010-12-21T10:57:00Z Pedalling myself, a trailer and 30kg of toddlers proved no mean feat in the August heat but we made it to Ærøskøbing, a former market town and Denmark’s best-preserved settlement of the 18th century. Boats and beach huts: a family holiday on Denmark’s Ærø island 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Over the years, it's become a satellite town for bigger cities," said O'Dowd, "but when I was growing up and before that it was well known as a market town. Chris O'Dowd instills a hometown feel in Hulu comedy 'Moone Boy' 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z But can his own story — 20-something kid from a sleepy, sheepy market town breaks into the Elizabethan theater scene — inspire a hit show? ‘Will’ on TNT: A Punk-Rock Shakespeare, Striving and Stage-Diving in the Big City 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z In a small, conservative north Yorkshire market town Beastie Boys sounded like nothing I'd heard before: snotty, urban, aggressive and more than slightly dysfunctional – every teenage boy's dream. My 10 favourite Beastie Boys tracks 2013-05-04T09:00:00Z At the same venue, you can get in the mood for the Olympics with Much Ado About Wenlock, the Shropshire market town which inspired the modern Olympic games. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2012-06-29T15:43:54Z Last month 160 entrants descended on the market town to complement its main festival. Edinburgh performers bid to reclaim the 'true spirit' of the fringe 2012-08-04T13:23:54Z The couple’s compromise became Paris, Va., which the chef says reminds him of where he grew up, in a market town called Hexham in the country’s north. Review | A new chef freshens up the Ashby Inn, just in time for road-trip season 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Born Edward James Muggeridge in the market town of Kingston upon Thames, a few miles southwest of London, Muybridge ventured to San Francisco around 1855 and made his name as a bookseller. Art Review: Tracing Muybridge, Pioneer of Photography, at the Corcoran 2010-04-26T22:54:00Z Except Phnom Penh was just a market town, and “the city” was Udong, a spirited place of mandarins, chiefs and noisy courts of justice. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z That cheese, which she initially sold at a small store in the closest market town, inspired her to open her own farm shop in an old barn on the estate in 2002. In the English Countryside, a Library of Geraniums 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images The typically quiet market town of Shepton Mallet woke up this morning to a steady stream of campers preparing to enjoy the fine Somerset weather at festival. Glastonbury 2010: Festival set for sunshine 2010-06-23T11:15:00Z Wainwright grew up down the road from Shibden Hall, in the market town of Sowerby Bridge, and as a child she visited the manor with her family at weekends. From The Archers to HBO: how Sally Wainwright conquered TV 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z I’d been staying in Barnard Castle, a lovely market town on the River Tees, about an hour and a half’s drive to the south, seeing friends. At Alnwick Castle, (don’t) pick your poison in this deadly garden 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Our market town was New London, fifteen minutes away, where our supermarket was Cricenti’s. Garlic with Everything 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z TONDER, Denmark — The folk musician Billy Fumey strode onstage on Friday night in this quaint market town in rural Denmark and launched into an intense love song in the endangered language of Franco-Provençal. Catalan Pop? Corsican Rock? It’s Europe’s Other Song Contest. 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z A break for some chocolate, then one more downhill and the final grind back into the market town of Killorglin where I started more than seven hours earlier. Ireland’s big five adventure challenge 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Now the quiet Wiltshire market town of Malmesbury is hoping to capitalise on an increasing interest in thinking and become known as the UK's first "philosophy town". Malmesbury bids to become UK's first 'philosophy town' 2010-10-17T23:01:00Z It’s not just that Mr. Bedford, born to an English postal worker and an Irish factory weaver in a Yorkshire market town, grew up far from anywhere Lady Bracknell might consider a fashionable address. The Importance of Being Astonished 2011-01-09T02:00:58Z Running a burlesque boutique in a Sussex market town wasn't enough of a challenge for Stevie Freeman. Independent record shops: 10 of the best in Britain 2013-03-24T00:06:02Z The volunteer-run event was held over three days in the centre of the market town, with street dancing and live music. Folk festival ends after 32 years 2012-08-21T13:40:58Z Despite this, the Shropshire market town has two Michelin-starred restaurants, an enviable selection of listed buildings and its very own castle. TV highlights 28/07/11 2011-07-27T20:59:01Z With its rolling hills and vales, historic market towns and pretty villages, it is certainly one of the more picturesque English counties. | This Old House 2014-04-09T17:14:07Z Huge slabs of fatty pork are carefully cut, rolled and hung on wires, to be sold alongside fruits and vegetables by farmers from market towns along the route. Review: ‘The Iron Ministry’ Uses Train Passengers to Tell China’s Story 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z In a damp tent to the west of this ancient market town, he operates on hundreds of Allied soldiers, borne to the field hospital in ambulances caked with mud. How to Remember a War Without Glory? 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The market town grew around the castle after its stone fortifications were built by Bernard de Balliol in the 12th century. A site for sore eyes? How Dominic Cummings put Barnard Castle on the map 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The 19-day Andean and Caribbean Trails begins in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito before heading into the market town of Otavalo and then across the border into Colombia. Top trips for 2011 2011-01-02T00:05:00Z Their rendezvous is a station refreshment room in a North-Country market town. Brief Encounter: Archive review 2010-10-16T10:54:00Z One bystander was heard to say ram-raiding the property was "a bit overkill" for the market town. Watch: Ram-raiders use digger in cash machine theft 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Scenic pictures of Richmond upon Thames in London have been displayed in a branch of Greggs in the North Yorkshire market town of Richmond. A tale of two Richmonds: Greggs confuses North Yorkshire market town with town in London 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z A year ago on Saturday, a dirty, vandalised old phone box in the market town of Elland, West Yorkshire, reopened its doors as a book swap. Elland Book Swap phone box celebrates first birthday 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z As a father of two daughters living in the rural market town, he says Hemp's achievements in scoring England 3-1 win against host nation Australia are personally meaningful. Lauren Hemp: England star celebrated in her hometown of North Walsham 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z A collection of leafy villages and market towns is not where electoral change would generally be expected to foment. Selby and Ainsty by-election: Voters along A64 have their say on ballot 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Traders in a market town in Herefordshire have described being left short of cash and forced to travel miles with their takings, months after the last bank branch closed. Bank closures causing cash shortages in Bromyard, traders say 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The restaurant, which turned over more than £200,000 a year, was a popular 27-table eatery in the East Lincolnshire market town. Small firm closures behind rise in liquidations, experts say 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z But when the BBC went to the North Yorkshire market town the building society is named after, not everyone was sold on the idea. Mortgage deals: Five new products aiming to beat interest rates rise 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Restaurants, inns, and taverns sprang up in market towns and cities across the country as people became able to afford leisure activities. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The BBC headed to the North Yorkshire market town which the building society calls home to see if would-be buyers were sold on the idea. Skipton: Will deposit-free mortgages help budding first-time buyers? 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Party leaders chose Stowmarket as the place to launch their national campaign for these elections, and Emily says their presence has really been felt in the market town. Mid Suffolk: How did the Green Party win over Tory hearts? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z At the River and Roads cafe just outside the market town of Atherstone, Amy Adams and Lucy Ford are busy serving up cooked breakfasts to customers. Local elections 2023: Labour targets North Warwickshire seats 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The market town of Newbury, with its famous racecourse, is 40 minutes by train from London. Local elections 2023: Lib Dems spy winning post in Blue Wall council race 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z These people, the majority of whom were probably Amazigh, were then shipped to markets in Damascus or Baghdad to be sold or transported onward to other market towns in the east. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z But for those who currently rent in and around the market town, many feel their only option is to move away to make this dream a reality. Skipton: Will deposit-free mortgages help budding first-time buyers? 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z But even a brief stroll around the market town’s narrow streets will reveal plenty of places to fill your stomach, whether it’s pubs, restaurants or independent shops packed with local produce. Where to eat in Wimborne, Dorset's underrated market town 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z However, measured against market towns and historic towns, coastal area footfall is still lower than both last year, and before the pandemic. Good Friday shopping beats analyst expectations 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z A few days after a gunman fired multiple shots into a police detective in this busy market town six weeks ago, Pauline Harte’s young son came home and asked her, “Whose side are we on?” In Northern Ireland Town, Painful Memories Lie Beneath a Fragile Peace 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z City life was challenging, especially for those whose only experience of urban life had been their nearby market town. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z One of the youngsters was a coltish winger from Carmagnola, a pretty market town just south of Turin. Lust, luck and a life less ordinary – the temptation of Gigi Lentini 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z But then, after the break-up of a relationship, he found himself sleeping rough across the rural boroughs, market towns and coastal resorts of southeast England. 'A village's goodwill saved me from life on the streets' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In her 2022 book Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism, Identity and Hope, Pace-Humphreys describes the racism she experienced growing up in a market town after moving there aged four. 'It's my medication' - how running saved a life 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Emergency services were called to Bowes Lyon Court in the County Durham market town at about 18:00 GMT on Saturday. Barnard Castle: Man charged with murder of Jane Collinson 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z They raised enough food to feed themselves and sold any surplus in market towns, using their earnings to buy only the handcrafted goods they could not make for themselves. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The ball was "goaled" by Tom Allen, who was then carried by the crowds through the market town on Wednesday evening. Up'Ards win Royal Shrovetide Football game after goalless first day 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Researchers say local voluntary groups, charities and church groups have been left bearing the cost of providing vital support in villages, market towns and the countryside. 'A village's goodwill saved me from life on the streets' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The stately home hopes it will bring an increase in trade to the small market town. 'Why Johnny Vegas set up camp in our stately home' 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Among those killed in the midafternoon attack in Omagh, a busy market town, were a woman pregnant with twins, two Spanish tourists, six teenagers and six children. Britain to Investigate if Deadliest Attack of Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ Was Preventable 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z In the years that followed, while politicians wrangled over Brexit, we went back to the medieval market town more than once to see what people there were making of the machinations at Westminster. Brexit three years on: views from Stratford-upon-Avon 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z How did the famous hymn come to be written in a Buckinghamshire market town? Amazing Grace: How the town of Olney created a world-famous famous hymn 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Consultants have been hired by Eden District Council and its partner agencies to examine if the fair can become more "organised", with access to parts of the small market town restricted. Appleby Horse Fair: Ticket-only entry to Gypsy gathering proposed 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The small Lincolnshire market town of Louth is an unlikely location for a civic revolt. Louth parklets: The town in turmoil over street seats 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Coal and steel built Wrexham, a market town wedged between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley in northern Wales. How two Hollywood stars plan to save a team, and a town, 'desperate for a lifeline' 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z By-elections rarely pique the nation's interest in the way one did in the sleepy market town of Bridgwater in Somerset. Tory leadership contest: Under-18s who get to pick the next PM 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z However, footfall in outer London was less impacted, with a fall of only 6%, while for market towns it was down 2%. Train strikes: How did passengers cope with day one? 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Sprawling from the fringes of Exmoor to a stretch of the Jurassic Coast, this cluster of villages and market towns was seen until recently as an extremely safe Conservative seat. Tiverton and Honiton: Can the Lib Dems turn a true-blue seat yellow? 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The palpable sense of anger seems out of keeping for this pretty market town on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Louth parklets: The town in turmoil over street seats 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Campaigning Thursday in Thiais, a farmer’s market town in the Paris suburbs, she energetically tried to convince often skeptical residents of the importance of Sunday’s vote. Former hotel housekeeper aims to give French workers a voice 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z "I am absolutely disgusted at the way he has behaved," Jones told Reuters in the market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in central England, a key battleground in local authority elections being held next week. Local elections could spell end of the party for UK's Johnson 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z In county seats and market towns, the lawyers, doctors, merchants, and ministers who served the planters also belonged to the upper class. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The second is its setting - Foad's hometown of Newark - a regional market town which, he believes would have felt too remote to London-based media companies. Newark, Newark 'would not have been commissioned 15 years ago' 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z "This is a traditional market town and we want to keep it that way," he says. Louth parklets: The town in turmoil over street seats 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z The building society already operates within a library in the Yorkshire Dales market town of Hawes. Knaresborough library to host banking lifeline 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Larger towns near the western coast of Arabia became market towns for local, regional, and long-distance trade goods. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Artisans turned out plentiful goods like woolen cloth and metalwork in growing numbers of market towns, selling to merchants who shipped crops and handicrafts to distant consumers by pack trains and sailing vessels. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z A missing whalebone that for decades formed half of a gateway in a market town has been reinstated. March's missing whalebone returns to local jubilation 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Bolsover is a small market town with a history dating back to the Domesday book, a castle, and now, dreams of becoming a city. Bolsover: The small town with dreams of becoming a city 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Bamiyan is best known outside Afghanistan for imposing Buddhist sites which dominate the little market town, 20 years after the Taliban blew up the two giant statues that once looked down over the high plains. For struggling Afghan family, the next meal is a matter of faith 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z After a long journey, they reached the market towns of the savanna. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Most farm families supplied as many of their own needs as possible, but they also traded a bit in market towns, which allowed ports like Boston to swell with Atlantic commerce. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It popped, after which onlookers in the market town of Oswestry continued about their normal business. 2021: A political year in words 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z But overall footfall increased by nearly 14%, with a strong showing in market towns and retail parks. Shoppers avoid city centres on Christmas Eve, figures suggest 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Talking to voters in the market towns dotted around the gently rolling countryside of North Shropshire, it's been clear since the start that the incumbent party couldn't afford to be complacent. How are North Shropshire voters feeling? 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z By the early 600s, many Arabs had chosen to settle in an oasis or in a market town. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On a bright spring afternoon in March 2010 a coffin is carried through the cobbled streets of a small market town on the edge of the North York Moors. Ashok Kumar: Teesside's gentle, tenacious and respected pioneer 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Last week, British lawmaker Christian Wakeford opened his office door in the market town of Radcliffe to a passer-by who wanted to talk about the area's regeneration. Are we safe? Killing of UK lawmaker makes colleagues nervous 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z More than 20 skateboards painted and sprayed with unique designs are being auctioned to raise funds for a skatepark in a Wiltshire market town. Top street artists paint decks in aid of rural skatepark 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Her death in Grantham, a market town in the largely rural English county of Lincolnshire, received little outside attention and was regarded as a tragedy, not a scandal. A Yearlong Cry for Help, Then Death After an Assault 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z It is focused on the rural corridor linking Skipton, North Yorkshire, and Grasmere in the Lake District, including the market towns and more rural areas. Settle mural: Yorkshire Dales teens help design artwork 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z Sometimes she helped her mum cook them and she now pictures herself baking them with her own child, in the kitchen of their home in the market town just down the road from that village. 'Huntington's disease won't stop me having a baby' 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The BBC has been to Bilston, a market town on the outskirts of Wolverhampton, to speak to six small business owners for their perspectives on a challenging 12 months and to gauge levels of optimism. Covid-19: Bilston traders 'optimistic' for reopening of shops 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The children in the market town ate far more meat and dairy products than the rural children, along with new starches, like white rice, and highly processed foods, like candy. Exercise vs. Diet? What Children of the Amazon Can Teach Us About Weight Gain 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z In 1960, he moved his young family to Guildford, a small market town an hour’s drive from London, to take up a short-term research job. Kazuo Ishiguro Sees What the Future Is Doing to Us 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Her last option was a small hospital in this northern Yemen market town, a 15-minute walk from their home. At a Yemen hospital wracked by U.S. funding cuts, children are dying of hunger 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z At that time, Chipping Barnet was a market town in Hertfordshire. Chipping Barnet shop reveals medieval surprise 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z If they ended up like the scores of people I spoke with in that market town, now bulging with displaced people, they're facing a difficult time. A convergence of calamities 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z It also succeeded in putting the historic market town of Barnard Castle on the map. Dominic Cummings: Who is Boris Johnson's senior adviser? 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Now 84, former inspector Pearson recalls how, in his rookie days as a bobby on the beat in the 1950s, he bumped into a larger-than-life character in Buckinghamshire market town Chesham. Who was the real 'Prince Monolulu'? 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z After passing through Egypt’s own enormous dam at Aswan — only half as powerful as Ethiopia’s — the waters nourish 800 miles of densely populated farmland studded with large market towns. Africa’s largest dam powers dreams of prosperity in Ethiopia — and fears of hunger in Egypt In 2018, one million birds a week went through its factory, on an industrial estate on the outskirts of the market town of Attleborough. What do we know about the Banham Poultry outbreak? 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z In market towns, visitor numbers were 25% higher than a week ago. Markets lifted by hopes of economic recovery from Covid-19 slump - business live 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Brigg is a market town, so The Rabbit Hole took over a stall when outdoor markets were allowed to reopen from 1 June, two weeks before the shop itself. Bookshops fight back against virus and Amazon 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Traders in the market town have said it will be a "massive blow". £350k donations help Hay Festival go ahead online 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Rachael Hogg is currently juggling her busy job as a project manager and teaching her nine-year-old from her home in the market town of Morpeth, about 15 miles north of Newcastle. The people fighting viral fakes from their sofas 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z An extremist militia in Mozambique flew the Islamic States’s black flag last month in its most daring offensive yet, taking northern market towns and torching government offices. Violence imperils coronavirus response in conflict zones around the world 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z It raises the question: is this market town with a Eurostar station an untapped source of styling excellence? The Ashford hair boom: how does one market town support 28 hair salons? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z There was the man from the shop in a Welsh market town who gave him a day's work stuffing envelopes, then got him so hammered he passed out. 'Why I don’t want to live in a house' 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z In one respect, Hawes - a small market town in the Yorkshire Dales - shares the plight of many rural communities. A new bank branch opening! What's going on? 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z The firm is adding more than 200 market towns and villages to its full fibre rollout. Fibre-laying tools aid rural broadband rollout 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Witnesses in the market town said more than 35 injured people were taken to the local hospital following the attack. Thirty killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z It began as a small market town, and swelled after the Second World War, when the British government developed it as a “New Town” and built housing for Londoners displaced by the bombings. A Tired Britain Trudges to the Polls 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z It's a bit of a different story in Nantwich, a medieval market town less than five miles away that makes up the rest of the constituency. 'If HS2 doesn't come to Crewe, what then?' 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z It was a rare scene in the southern market town of Nabatiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold. Lebanese protests test Hezbollah’s role as Shiites’ champion 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z The market town of Chorley sits at the heart of the south Lancashire constituency - a mainly rural area lying to the north west of Manchester. The town that won't get a choice at the election 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Outside Llandrindod Wells, a small market town in central Wales, Riversimple aims to lease, not sell, its futuristic hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to a strictly local market. Behind the wheel of a hydrogen-powered car 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Volunteers celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Devon market town being granted a Royal Charter, weaving a willow arch in the town square's main bed which bursts with plants loved by bees. In pictures: Blooming Britain 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z In Lisburn, a market town south of Belfast where union flags fly year-round, there was little sign of relief let alone celebration. Weary unionists fear Johnson’s Brexit deal will strike at heart of their identity 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z In a small market town in East Jutland, Per Sidenius is one of eleven children growing up in an austerely religious family. A Neglected Modern Masterpiece and Its Perverse Hero 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z A market town in Somerset has topped a list of the 10 most difficult-to-pronounce place names in the UK. Town tops list of most mispronounced place names 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z In 2015, residential developer Charles Goodall bought a derelict pub called Bridge Inn in Middleton-in-Teesdale, a small market town in Durham, hoping to turn it into some houses. 'My derelict pub still got TripAdvisor reviews' 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Frome, a market town in the county of Somerset, is petitioning the British government to grant the River Frome “legal personhood” – in effect, giving it human rights. Mother Earth's MeToo moment: English town joins campaign for... 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z At first glance it looks like any other day in the quaint, bustling market town of Wallingford. Hometown hero: 'Silent tribute' to killed PC 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z He was responsible for transforming the market town in Powys into the world's foremost home for books. 'King of Hay' Richard Booth dies, aged 80 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z "We need the best of both worlds - a world-leading city in Cardiff, thriving market towns all over Wales and sustainable rural communities with the sort of housing which allows children to stay and work there." More council homes part of 2040 vision 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z It is a hot July day in Lancashire and a dozen people are gathering on a dusty farm track two miles outside the market town of Ormskirk. Could the biblical practice of gleaning cut food waste? 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z MASAYA, Nicaragua — There was something about the woman who turned up at St. Michael the Archangel church in this bustling market town one recent day. Spies, harassment, death threats: The Catholic Church in Nicaragua says it’s being targeted by the government 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The 67-year-old was one of dozens of people who queued for days to secure a property on the new estate in the market town in Suffolk. 'We camped in our cars to buy a house' 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Jostling for position among the usual array of bakeries, hairdressers and newsagents in a market town's shopping street is a rather unusual store. Chernobyl victims 'were people like us' 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z She lives in a Buckinghamshire market town in the Chilterns and said she finds it increasingly hard to get hold of cash following bank closures. Who is worst hit by the decline in cash? 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The small market town of Machynlleth in west Wales declared a climate emergency in January. What is a climate emergency? 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z I visited the company’s factory, a converted slaughterhouse outside the market town of Wimborne, in December. The Luxury Paint Company Creating a New Kind of Decorating Anxiety 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z "It's like going back in time, but it's got so much going for it: the scenery, the houses, the market towns." In defence of my home town 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z In the placid farming and market town of Boston, which holds the prize as the most Brexit-loving city in Britain, the campaigners to leave say they are ready to roll the dice with no deal. Hardcore Brexiteers push to leave European Union with no deal ahead of key vote 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z Local runners - often teenagers - then supply the drugs in these suburban areas, market towns and coastal towns around the UK. 'Blind eye' turned to street drug dealing 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z He grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in Wipperfürth, a small market town in the west of the country, far from the Berlin hustle. The Man Who Brought Weimar Into Germans’ Living Rooms 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Secrets don’t last long in Newtownards, a market town in Northern Ireland, not even when you cloak your identity beneath a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. KKK garb on Northern Irish streets – then a swift display of unity 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Hugh Jones, from the Farmers' Union of Wales, said leaving the EU without a deal would dramatically change life in Welsh market towns for the next five years. 'Why sheep are important to my wine bar' 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z On Aug. 15, 1998, a car bomb ripped through crowds of shoppers, workers and tourists in the market town, killing 29 people including a woman pregnant with twins. Northern Ireland marks 20 years since deadly Omagh blast 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z They were 14 when they conspired to use bombs and guns to target a “hit list” at the school in the market town of Northallerton. Boys given 10 and 12 years for Columbine-style plot in Yorkshire 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Paul Ward, Mayor of Tavistock said there was "still a feeling of shock" in the market town. Dark web blamed for drugs increase 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z It took 24 hours from Green’s home in the medieval eastern England market town of Stamford, via Greece, for Green to reach the southern Russian industrial city of Volgograd on Saturday. Amid bitter UK-Russia relations, police link up at World Cup 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z To call Shakespeare a “lad from the countryside” is to misstate Shakespeare’s social origins as the son of a prominent alderman in the thriving market town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Opinion | Shakespeare’s politics are a mystery. His identity isn’t. 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Until that case was found, the outbreak had been concentrated in remote villages near Bikoro, a market town on the shores of Lake Tumba. As Ebola outbreak threatens nine African countries, new vaccine is main hope for preventing a major epidemic 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Less than a year after its formation, the Real IRA bombed the market town of Omagh, massacring 29 people, barely four months after the Good Friday Agreement. New dissidents hoping to exploit Brexit 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Its appearance in Bikoro - a market town close to other local towns, well connected by major rivers and near the national border - is a cause for concern. Why does Ebola keep coming back? 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z The war began on 6 May, 1998, sparked by a battle for control of the border town of Badme - a humble, dusty market town with no apparent value. The story behind Africa's unfinished war 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z It feels, however, more like a market town, with independent shops nestled between traditional pubs which line evocatively-named streets such as Fish Row, Silver Street and Pennyfarthing Street. Can Salisbury survive the spy poisoning? 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z What made the situation particularly difficult was that his job was that of an Evangelical Christian pastor in a respectable Northamptonshire market town. Sexual addiction, desire and dopamine hits 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z For a historic market town like Windsor, tourist-filled streets are a frequent sight - but the atmosphere on 19 May is likely to be something else entirely. The homeowners hoping to cash in on the royal wedding 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z He said the drugs often come "from larger metropolitan cities and are distributed in to smaller market towns". Students faced drug gangs 'intimidation' 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z UKHIA, Bangladesh—Makeshift tent cities, overflowing with Rohingya families fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar, crowd the muddy hills around this Bangladeshi market town. Rohingya Refugees Driven From Myanmar Meet Hostility in Bangladesh 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z After months of rising deployments, President Obama’s big breakthrough strategy was officially launched in the darkness before dawn on 13 February 2010, at Marja, a remote market town in Helmand province. How the heroin trade explains the US-UK failure in Afghanistan 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Last month, while on a ski vacation in Wyoming, Mr. Dudley tweeted about an “epidemic of rough sleeping and vagrancy in Windsor,” which he says paints the historical market town in an “unfavorable light.” Call to Remove Homeless People (All 8) Before Royal Wedding Stirs Anger 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Last month, while on a ski vacation in Wyoming, Simon Dudley tweeted about an “epidemic of rough sleeping and vagrancy in Windsor,” which he said paints the historical market town in an “unfavorable light.” Controversy over call for crackdown on homeless near Windsor Castle before royal wedding 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Cricket is the preferred pastime, tea is famously blended and the provincial capital, Northallerton, with a population of 17,000, was established as a market town by royal charter back in 1200. Theresa May’s Brexit performance embarrasses North Yorkshire voters 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z The cuts, he said, would affect some of the most remote rural communities and market towns, with the worst impact felt by vulnerable customers and small businesses. Minister calls for banking guarantee 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The teenagers were arrested in the North Yorkshire market town of Northallerton on Saturday. Boys arrested by counter terror police 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z An 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck Oaxaca on Sept. 7 near the town of Juchitan, flattening thousands of buildings in the humid market town. Magnitude 5.4 quake rumbles southern Mexico, no reports of damage 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Last month, while on a ski vacation in Wyoming, Dudley tweeted about an “epidemic of rough sleeping and vagrancy in Windsor,” which he says paints the historical market town in an “unfavorable light.” Controversy over call for crackdown on homeless near Windsor Castle before royal wedding 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z In the Indonesian market town of Cianjur, new rules require government workers to clock in with their thumb prints at a downtown mosque to confirm attendance at morning prayers. Indonesia, Once a Model of Moderate Islam, Slides Toward a Harder Line 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z When mechanization, paved roads and cars arrived, farmers drove to cities instead of to nearby market towns to buy a wider range of supplies. Revitalize the world’s countryside 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z A year later and she has finally achieved her goal - to resettle a refugee family in the picturesque market town. Highs and lows as small town sponsors refugee family - BBC News 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z An 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck Oaxaca on Sept. 7 near the town of Juchitan, flattening thousands of buildings in the humid market town. Magnitude 5.4 quake rumbles southern Mexico, no reports of damage 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z He's left the predominantly white market town where he grew up. Far-right extremism: 'I'm ashamed of my Nazi tattoos' - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z On the stump in the market town of La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, most local people had no idea who the would-be lawmaker was. Can Macron carry his upstart political movement into parliament? Sunday's elections in France will tell. 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z Born in Darwen, near Blackburn, a market town struggling for identity in the post-industrial economy, Taylor always wanted to make a difference. 'Hundreds of us will die in Raqqa’: the women fighting Isis 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z But on Saturday, the once-split North Yorkshire market town is intent on redefining itself as host of one of Britain's marquee cycle races. Tour de Yorkshire: Cycle race marks Tadcaster flood rebuild 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The 1937 air raid on the Basque market town lasted for four hours, killing hundreds of people and wounding hundreds more. Guernica massacre: Madrid removes facade that glorified Nazi role 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z "It must be fair that a small retailer in a market town pays less than a multinational on Bond Street," says Mr Shenton. My Shop: How business rates are hitting home - BBC News 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z “It just never even crossed our minds,” Breen said in a recent interview in the newsroom of The Northern Echo, in the English market town of Darlington. Reporters' spy saga gives glimpse of UK surveillance culture 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Each Sunday, producers of local products, including foodstuffs and handicrafts, descend from ancient hillside settlements to sell their goods in Tlacolula, an animated market town about 20 miles southeast of Oaxaca city, the state capital. Two countries, one economy: A Mexican town whose chief earners are in the U.S. worries what happens if they're sent home 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z It was just after lunchtime in the quiet market town when Mair, a local resident, attacked. ‘White supremacist’ convicted in slaying of British lawmaker Jo Cox 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z We lived in quite a large house, in a very lovely market town in Surrey called Reigate. From 'Lawrence of Arabia' to 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' Anne Coates is Hollywood's premiere editor 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The last 20 percent went to “anywhere we thought the virus would go next” — which was mostly to market towns where farmers and hunters sold their goods. D.A. Henderson, Doctor Who Helped End Smallpox Scourge, Dies at 87 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z And those practical, quilted jackets favoured for their slim silhouette by well-turned-out women in market towns will not do at all, because when I say padded, I mean really padded. What I wore this week: padded power coat | Jess Cartner-Morley 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z She lives on her own in a bungalow in Castle Cary, a market town in Somerset, where she loves to knit and tend her garden. Accident and emergency 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Less than a year ago, Henrieta Berzinyte and her husband packed up their lives in Lithuania and moved to a market town near the east coast of Britain with their 3-year-old son. Life in Britain's town of Boston, known to some as the least integrated place in the country 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The end of the second day - one of enormous climbs and precipitous drops - brought me to Broughton-in-Furness, an attractive market town in the south-west corner of the Lakes. Tour of Britain: How cycling is helping flood-hit Cumbria recover - BBC News 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Selby is a tidy market town sitting in the flat, open countryside south of York. The volunteer army fighting Selby’s austerity cuts - BBC News 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The West German squad based themselves in the Derbyshire market town of Ashbourne - and the current mayor Caroline Cooper remembers the team mixing with the locals. Did the 1966 World Cup change England? - BBC News 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z She recalls waking up at 5 a.m. on the weekends to join her father, Jacques, in the family truck heading off to that day’s market town. Beyond Brie: A French Cheesemonger’s American Adventures 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The first recorded cases here involved two Eritrean migrants who fell ill in the market town of Viana, on the outskirts of the capital. A yellow fever epidemic in Angola could turn into a global crisis 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The driver pulled into the market town of Leigh, and Chantelle, a local woman whose daughter is playing nearby, smiled towards the towering image of Nigel Farage painted on the side of the bus. Immigration and the EU referendum: the angry, frustrated voice of the British public 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. local time in Birstall, a small market town on the outskirts of the northern English city of Leeds. British lawmaker in critical condition after reportedly being shot, stabbed 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Previously unseen photographs and film footage are the focus of a new exhibition that documents the time West Germany's 1966 World Cup squad spent based in a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales. World Cup 1966: When the West Germans came to Ashbourne - BBC News 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Set in a valley 10 miles from the coast, Shuitou is a small market town of streaked-concrete housing blocks and pell-mell streets. Decapitated Churches in China’s Christian Heartland 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z The main street of the market town is run down and depressing, lined with low-slung bars, cheap restaurants and stores selling miraa, also known as qat, a leafy drug chewed as a stimulant. Great Explorations in Kenya 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The practice apparently dates from the Middle Ages, when Ypres, a market town in Flanders, first prospered as a center of clothmaking. The Wrong Day to Be a Cat in Belgium 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z But he played out much of his life in one small English market town: Stratford-upon-Avon. Stratford-upon-Avon marks 400 years since Shakespeare died 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z So just how has an English market town near the Welsh border become the unofficial capital of the UK cartoon industry? Shrewsbury - the unofficial home of the British comics industry - BBC News 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Transporting tomatoes or beans to the nearest market town costs as much as the goods would fetch at the market. After 30 years on the frontline, Colombia looks beyond the failed war on drugs 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Once a busy market town, where traders went from as far as Kano to buy beans and livestock, now the stalls are empty. Chibok girls: The Nigerian town that lost its girls - BBC News 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z In 2014 a housing developer stumbled upon the fossil site in the small market town of Pocklington in east Yorkshire, a find that is said to be of extreme “national and international significance”. Warrior king uncovered at east Yorkshire iron age settlement 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z They were on their annual camp in Felixstowe, and the men of F Company were all from the market town of Whittlesey, so the lads knew each other well. The first 'friendly fire' victim of World War One - BBC News 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Children play on a makeshift teeter totter in the Mekong market town of Nakasang. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Donated by the Air Force, it is a token of the partnership between the soldiers who were stationed near the ancient market town and the locals who lived and worked alongside them. Discovering the beauty of Suffolk, through a WWII soldier’s eyes 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z The 50-year-old, who lives in the Cumbrian market town of Milnthorpe, will be one of the star names when the Lakes International Comic Art Festival takes place in Kendal this weekend. Unmasking the hidden comic book heroes - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Xinxiang, originally a small market town that traces its roots back more than 1,000 years, is one of 1,600 smaller cities on the cusp of the economic transformation China is attempting. China’s Middle-Class Dreams in Peril 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr Nowill paints a picture of men wearing club blazers from teams spread "around the clock face of the market town" descending on the centre of Rugby on Saturday nights. How much of a rugby town is Rugby? - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Children play on a makeshift teeter totter in the Mekong market town of Nakasang. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Born in a market town in Wiltshire, in the west of England, his father was an engineer and his mother was a maths teacher. Jeremy Corbyn: Who is Labour's new leader? - BBC News 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z It's an isolated place - the nearest market town is almost eight miles away. Staylittle: The village that is cut off from the UK - BBC News 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z But when the fruit ripened, the river connecting them with the nearest market town was dry and they trekked for five hours with 100 bananas between them. Peru coca growers decry insufficient compensation for anti-drug eradication 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z “Their density was higher than a European market town at the time.” North Dakota’s Mandan Indians are Pulitzer material 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Children play on a makeshift teeter totter in the Mekong market town of Nakasang. To Dam or Not to Dam? 12 Photos of the Mekong River 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The flow of people into this Lincolnshire market town is harder to fathom, its impact is less clear. Election 2015: Town's firms wary of praising migrant workers 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Forest Green draws its support mainly from the towns of Nailsworth and nearby Stroud, and from market towns and villages dotted about the neighboring countryside. Forest Green Rovers Tackles Sustainability Feet First 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z For more than 50 years a vast underground bunker was kept a secret beneath a Cheshire market town. Reliving the Cold War in the Nantwich 'secret' bunker 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z A market town's narrow pavements - designed that way in the 18th Century to stop romantic couples walking hand-in-hand - are to be widened. Town drops 'narrow' view on romance 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z "Before they consider this, they've got to improve the infrastructure because the roads at the moment can't even cope with the current traffic. "It was a small market town with a lot of character. Traffic fears over garden city plan 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z He is also accused of causing the explosion in Omagh and possession of a bomb in the County Tyrone market town with intent to endanger life or property. Omagh bomb accused loses bail bid 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The port city was part of the Hanseatic League, a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns that dominated trade along the coast of northern Europe. Polish theatre dedicated to Shakespeare 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z In a converted barn, nestling in the hills high above the market town of Sedbergh, with the fresh smell of cut hay in the air, a small family firm of architects is rebuilding Iraq. The Yorkshire Dales family who are designing entire cities in Iraq 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Government posters in Baghdad that defiantly proclaim, "They Shall Not Pass" have thus far been validated in this sprawling agricultural market town of perhaps 100,000 residents. Iraqi Shiite fighters of Balad provide bulwark for Baghdad 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Huge crowds lined the roads through picturesque market towns and rolling country lanes flanked by traditional stone walls. Tour de France start gets royal treatment in Yorkshire 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Along the A65 road towards the market town of Skipton on the eve of the Grand Depart, the excitement was palpable. Yorkshire turns yellow for Tour's Grand Depart 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z The move follows Ofsted's warning about "invisible" poor children in market towns and seaside resorts. Teach First moves to rural areas 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The sources said Bergdahl was hidden in Miram Shah, a market town that is the capital of North Waziristan, for an extended period but spent most of his captivity in heavily forested areas. Bowe Bergdahl's captors: Who, where and why? 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z This market town in Perth and Kinross is a tourist spot with a perfect ratio of B&Bs, craft emporiums and shops selling outdoor goods. Scottish referendum: magnitude of the question galvanises debate 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z David Cameron threw everything at retaining what is, in theory, a relatively safe seat, flooding the market town with dozens of Conservative ministers and MPs during the course of the short campaign. Leaders await by-election verdict 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Littler wonder then that the prime minister made an unannounced stop-over in Bingham for a coffee and chat in the market town's Palace Cafe. Newark by-election test for Tories 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z This is a bustling market town surrounded by well heeled villages and flourishing business parks. On the campaign trail in Newark 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A deep geographical split has emerged in Ukip's popularity, after the party built new strongholds in coastal and market towns in local elections but failed to win more than a handful of seats in London. Ukip results reveal divide between London and rest of England 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z They ate what they produced, and when the harvest was bountiful, they sold the rest in a nearby market town. Food Crisis Worsens in South Sudan as Civil War Is Displacing Millions 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z "The trail leads through young and ancient woodlands, market towns and the industrial heritage of this changing landscape at the heart of the midlands," National Forest Company chief executive Sophie Churchill said. Long-distance forest trail opens 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z The Nottinghamshire market town of Newark is no stranger to hand-to-hand political battles. Newark set to battle over election 2014-05-09T04:00:00Z A militant attack on the market town of Gamburu early on Monday left at least 125 people dead, police said. UK team arrives to help Nigeria find girls seized by Islamist rebels 2014-05-09T12:32:44Z In a separate attack early on Monday, suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot or hacked to death at least 13 people in a raid on a market town in the northeast, a survivor said. Gunmen abduct 8 more girls in Nigeria; U.S. pledges help in search 2014-05-07T01:21:10Z Residents say Bambari, a bustling market town of 65,000 people, is a place where Christians and Muslims live in harmony. Angry Muslims in Central African Republic call for partition 2014-04-24T18:06:23Z Born at Elston Hall near the Nottinghamshire market town of Newark, Erasmus Darwin was the seventh and last child of a lawyer. Essays: In Praise of the Midlands 2014-04-22T02:48:45Z The market town of Helmsley on the edge of the North York moors is a case in point. Will women be the saviours of the High Street? 2014-02-13T16:58:18Z But how did one market town become the UK's trading centre for the festive foliage? Centuries-old romance with mistletoe 2013-12-10T07:51:46Z "I like that little place," says Ding of the small market town in Northamptonshire. Why China's snooker superstar feels half English 2013-11-30T07:06:51Z Boston is an ancient English port and market town in the flatlands of Lincolnshire. The speed of cultural change 2013-11-27T18:09:43Z In the market town of Madain, south of Baghdad, a bomb killed at least four people and wounded at least nine others. Police killed in west Iraq attacks 2013-10-23T16:13:43Z Follow Bustling market towns hold the secret of happiness Britain's bustling market towns are hailed as the places containing the secrets of happiness. 'Cameras on cops' plan for patrols 2013-10-24T17:01:48Z "Mistletoe auctions were probably a common sight in the area from the mid-19th Century, especially in market towns which would have a weekly livestock or vegetable sale anyway," she says. Centuries-old romance with mistletoe 2013-12-10T07:51:46Z The government analysis suggests some of the benefits of market town living be "designed into" other communities. Bustling market towns hold the secret of happiness 2013-10-24T09:02:44Z One town to already try the idea is the market town of Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Can a fiver save the high street? 2013-10-08T02:25:49Z The small market town will join April's family in paying their last respects to the little girl who went missing as she played near her home almost a year ago. Funeral for murdered April Jones 2013-09-26T06:17:45Z It's 19:00 in a quiet market town on the edge of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. Badger night vigils in the cull zone 2013-09-25T06:45:28Z Many in the crowd in the central German market town held "Angie" placards. Merkel woos voters as steady leader 2013-08-15T08:40:52Z FBN suspects it is in fact a reference to the market town oop North, rather than a cue to deck oneself out in a piece of furniture. Fashion by numbers: Burberry Prorsum spring/summer 2014 2013-07-23T11:53:15Z At 8.40 pm, another small mosque in another English market town, Gillingham in Kent, sustained a broken window and damage to a bookcase housing copies of the Koran. London On Edge: Anti-Islam Fears Surge After Attack 2013-05-24T17:35:28Z A largely rural area to the north and east of Norwich, Broadland includes picturesque villages, handsome market towns and some of the city's suburbs. Welcome to UK's most peaceful place 2013-04-24T11:53:07Z There is still an M&S die-hard population – you see them in market towns. Why did Marks and Spencer lose its edge, and how can it get it back? 2013-04-19T17:08:41Z In the market town of Ayutla on a sweltering afternoon, two rusty old saloon cars pull up outside a furniture store on a street corner. Mexico's vigilante law enforcers 2013-04-17T00:12:47Z Now shipments sweep up the gravel drive, past the swimming pool to his home outside a small market town every day. 'I love Amazon and I hate Amazon, they're a necessary evil' 2013-04-05T17:30:01Z At 7.15 pm, a man, reportedly armed with a knife, threw an incendiary device into a small mosque in Braintree, a market town in Essex. London On Edge: Anti-Islam Fears Surge After Attack 2013-05-24T17:35:28Z He lives in one half of a former school in the twee market town of Tavistock in Devon in southern England. The Last of His Species 2013-02-12T05:00:00Z She has never heard of Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, having never ventured further from her village than a nearby market town, and ekes out a living working in potato fields on other people's land. Delhi rape accused lived on margins of India's boom 2013-01-12T08:14:27Z "She literally was a grocer's daughters from a humble little market town corner grocery shop," she said. Thatcher: The Japanese 'goddess' 2012-12-26T07:47:47Z Carmarthen is one of the oldest market towns in Wales, with a mix of chain stores and a large proportion of independent shops, and a market. High street hopes amid concern 2012-12-21T19:35:53Z The family, who do not want to be identified, moved to the Nottinghamshire market town after the mother separated from her husband. Anti-Islam graffiti outside home 2012-12-09T14:26:17Z But it's a lovely market town with lots of black and white houses and tea rooms. Why do people buy houses in places prone to flooding? 2012-11-29T12:32:15Z No, Toronto is not a small market town. After 11 seasons of rebuilding, Toronto Blue Jays open wallets again in one of bigger all-time trades 2012-11-14T01:11:52Z The scheme is part of a major regeneration of Pontypridd led by the council to improve the look of the market town and help it attract more private investment. Words to inspire Sir Tom's town 2012-10-21T08:00:06Z It's synonymous with respectable market towns, Benjamin Britten's music, and bracing swims on shingle beaches. The curious case of a rebranded county 2012-10-16T11:46:15Z Officers confirmed that the search of the small market town was almost complete, and teams would now examine parts of the surrounding countryside. Focus shifts in search for April 2012-10-13T13:13:07Z He said experience suggested any breakthrough in the search for April would be at a local level and it continues to be centred around the market town. April family make appeal for help 2012-10-03T11:29:24Z "The question really is whether a backlash to a new range of street furniture in the market towns will result." Rule change to aid UK broadband 2012-09-07T13:04:27Z For then, around the market towns of Great Britain, the indulgent grins stop and a rowdy 27-year-old who can't hold his drink becomes less than funny, someone you cross the road to avoid. In a digital age, the royal family has been left badly exposed 2012-08-25T23:06:46Z "It wasn't just about the fact that we didn't want a large chain, or not damaging our pretty market town – it's actually that they're like Tesco," says Northrop. Totnes: the town that declared war on global capitalism 2012-08-15T17:52:38Z Six thousand people packed into Holt when the Olympic torch was carried through the market town in the run-up to the Games. Call for golden postbox for horse 2012-08-09T15:08:08Z It retains the quiet air of a market town, with brightly painted Georgian houses, an imposing court house, white picket-fences and crumbling church walls. Usain's bolthole: life in the slow lane in Trelawny, Jamaica 2012-08-03T05:00:00Z The highway to New Delhi separates the new from the old, which is still a traditional market town serving farmers in the region. Dry taps and open sewers: welcome to India's "Millennium City" 2012-07-05T21:19:25Z Not just for the popular father of two and his family but for everyone in this small market town in rural Norfolk. Olympic torch route, day 47: Fakenham lives to fight another day 2012-07-04T06:01:01Z Likewise, she says, Holyport in Berkshire was known as Horigport - meaning dirty or muddy market town - until the 14th century, when, presumably, it was felt that the community would prefer to project a different impression. Dull and Boring: Should towns embrace silly names? 2012-06-06T14:01:43Z A woman walks into a fruit and vegetable shop in the Northumberland market town of Corbridge, as a canopy of Union flags hangs overhead. In Pictures: Jubilee Saturday 2012-06-02T18:41:40Z In that, Leominster is far more representative of the typical English market town, which tends to lack Michelin-starred restaurants and busloads of tourists. Olympic torch route, day 6: after the wars of the roses, a battle of the bunting 2012-05-24T05:59:01Z In Lockerbie they do not dwell on the memories of that night: the sky lighting up, the "rushing and screaming noise", the "liquid fire" which rained down, killing 11 residents of the small market town. Lockerbie case questions remain 2012-05-20T14:06:24Z He erected stages in all the market towns twenty miles round; and it is a prodigy how so wise a people as the English are gulled by such pickpockets. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z The great cities and market towns and public thoroughfares present a never-ending succession of Chinese forms and faces that becomes absolutely monotonous. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z At a market town in Wales he pays almost all his money to release the body of a man who died in debt. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z Hexham was at one time the market town of a large agricultural district. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z HOLBEACH, a market town in the Holland or Spalding parliamentary division of Lincolnshire, England, on the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, 23� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Are there other instances of market towns in which the cross is still found? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 109, November 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-25T02:00:04.460Z The plain is a populous one, and the road on which we are travelling being a great thoroughfare, little market towns have sprung up on it. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z HONITON, a market town and municipal borough in the Honiton parliamentary division of Devonshire, England, pleasantly situated on rising ground on the left bank of the Otter, 16� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The fertility of the district brought wealth to the market towns, and provided a wide area of comfortable purchasers for the products of their industries. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z This village assembly room is furnished with the chief county and market town newspapers. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z HUNTINGDON, a market town and municipal borough and the county town of Huntingdonshire, England, on the left bank of the Ouse, on the Great Northern, Great Eastern and Midland 951 railways, 59 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z I had not time to finish this letter yesterday, being called upon to preach in a market town in the neighbourhood.... Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z Chemicals and cordite combine to give the ancient market town some prosperity, some calamities, and no beauty. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Such apprentices when bound must be of an age less than twenty-one years, and could only be bound to householders in corporate or market towns. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z Lutherans, Herrnh�tters, Jesuits, Monks, Quakers, Knox, Wesley, Swedenborg, Bentham, in their accusations of society, all respected something,—church or state, literature or history, domestic usages, the market town, the dinner table, coined money. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z It is a market town and the centre of a large agricultural district, its chief industries including agricultural implement-making, hosiery weaving, weaving of woollen cloth, and the manufacture of lamps and boots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Briefly, these are minstrels who frequent market towns, and for a fee sing stories. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z DARTMOUTH, a seaport, market town, and municipal borough in the Torquay parliamentary division of Devonshire, England, 27 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The Prince found the last-named place a prosperous market town, with substantial public buildings, and quantities of marble statues, dating from the days of easily made fortunes in the 'seventies. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Banns were to be published either at Church or in the nearest market town on three market days, after this the marriage was to take place before a justice of peace. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z In 1991, demoralized by what they saw as a deeply conservative turn in American politics, Ms. Groover and Mr. Boice moved from the Lower East Side to Montpon-Ménestérol, a market town in southwest France. Jan Groover, Postmodern Photographer, Dies at 68 2012-01-12T04:55:11Z The explosion destroyed cars and shops in Jamrud, a market town in Pakistan’s Khyber region, one of seven tribal areas where Taliban guerrillas and other militant groups are fighting security forces. Pakistan’s Deadliest Bombing in Three Months Kills 20 People 2012-01-10T08:34:29Z DAVENTRY, a market town and municipal borough in the Southern parliamentary division of Northamptonshire, England, 74 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z George did not write to Mr. Hunter returning thanks, but walked into the market town and opened an account with the post office savings bank by paying in the comfortable cheque. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z HALESOWEN, a market town in the Oldbury parliamentary division of Worcestershire, England, on a branch line of the Great Western and Midland railways, 6� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z GUILDFORD, a market town and municipal borough, and the county town of Surrey, England, in the Guildford parliamentary division, 29 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Bastogne, a market town that was also a critical road junction, was quickly besieged. U.S. Honors Belgian Nurse for Heroism in World War II 2011-12-12T22:04:09Z There is a good market town within easy reach. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z Dr Sandys was a good representative of the prosperous G.P. in practice in a prosperous market town; genial, hearty, and prepared to be surprised at nothing which came in his way professionally. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z These birds being of about the same size, and equally excellent in delicacy of flesh, are sold together in all the market towns and are sent to the great cities. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The parish church is built at the foot of a steep hill, facing the Eden, while the old market town is on the sharply rising ground at the rear. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z Most of the old market towns have fine parish churches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Brackley is a small market town and ancient borough, near the south-west extremity of the county: it has, in former times, been a place of considerable importance. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z This important market town lies at the foot of the wolds, it was anciently called Dierwald: the wood of the Deiri; from its extensive forest. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The cook had been sent into the market town four miles away, and the village girl, who was being trained with a kind of hard efficient care into a parlourmaid, had received her instructions. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Have surveyed most of the market towns in the two counties, levying the tax of 2s. on every fire hearth. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z The number of small ancient market towns is large, especially in the southern part of the vale, on the outskirts of the forest, and among the foot hills of the wolds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Well, upon the particular occasion to which I refer there was to be a country funeral with a hearse from the neighbouring market town, and of this I was determined to take advantage. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z This ancient market town is situated near the river Ure and Swaledale Forest: it resembles a large village, and the occupations of the inhabitants are principally the knitting of stockings and making butter or cheese. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The Lady-Day fair and Michaelmas fair at the adjacent market town are the two best recognised holidays of the year. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Has been seven weeks in the country, and surveyed and taken account of all the hearths in most of the market towns of this county, and in Cumberland. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z GLOSSOP, a market town and municipal borough, in the High Peak parliamentary division of Derbyshire, England, on the extreme northern border of the county; 13 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z However, he removed his foot from the accelerator and drew up at the police-station of the little old market town in a perfectly decorous fashion. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z This large market town is built chiefly of stone, but being surrounded by coal pits and iron works, the smoke from which obscures the air, it is generally known by the name of Black Barnsley. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Most of the market towns of any importance have their annual agricultural show now, which is well attended. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Now the retailer is focusing on medium-sized outlets and aims to have 10 open by the end of 2012 in market towns across the country. John Lewis reins in expansion plans 2011-07-21T23:01:08Z GOOLE, a market town and port in the Osgoldcross parliamentary division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Don and the Ouse, 24 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z One was in Kensington, and the other was described as being near a well-known market town in the county of Buckinghamshire. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z It is divided into 9 hundreds, 125 parishes, 10 market towns, 58 vicarages, 550 villages, having a total population of 95,383 inhabitants. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Hurdle-making is another industry; but of late years hurdles have been made on a large scale by master carpenters in the market towns, who employ several men, and undersell the village maker. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z So he went to a market town, a whole day's journey off; for he knew it was a fair-day, and that all the young women of his acquaintance would be there, and many more beside. Daisy; or, The Fairy Spectacles 2011-07-18T02:00:20.857Z Thus they rode and rambled, drove the young horses in the mail-phaeton to Truro—the market town—fished and hunted, shot and ferreted, she walking with the guns, none caring to make them afraid. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z They proceeded leisurely for a few hours, and stopped at the small hotel of a humble market town. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z This small market town was formerly a place of considerable consequence. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Sometimes a village blacksmith acquires a fame for shoeing horses which extends far beyond his forge, and gentlemen residing in the market towns send out their horses to him to be shod. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Now, after several days' travel, he came to a market town in Wales, where he beheld a large concourse of people gathered together. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z FAVERSHAM, a market town and river-port, member of the Cinque Port of Dover, and municipal borough in the Faversham parliamentary division of Kent, England, on a creek of the Swale, 9 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Members of the Knit and Natter Club meet every Monday in the local library of the Kent market town of Tonbridge. Knit and natter 2011-06-13T23:00:42Z The Æglesbury of the Saxons, is a considerable market town, situated near the centre of the county, rising gradually on all sides in a rich and extensive tract, denominating the "Vale of Aylesbury." Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The annual fair attracts thousands of visitors to the Cumbrian market town. Horse fair sexual attack inquiry 2011-06-05T10:01:03Z It is a market town of six or eight thousand people. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z It is the market town for a number of small islands off the E. coast, some of which produce cattle for export. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Tonbridge became a market town when the Earl of Gloucester was granted the right to hold a weekly market in 1259. Knit and natter 2011-06-13T23:00:42Z It is a clean and populous market town, consisting of one wide principal street, and others crossing it at right angles. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Shabqadar is a market town at the border of Pakistan’s ethnic Pashtun tribal zone, called the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Pakistan Taliban Threatens to Hit U.S. After Blasts Kill 80 2011-05-13T08:32:38Z From this tiny office in the middle of a small Gloucestershire market town, Lizzi is running an international festival - one that will see some 15,000 visitors swell the local streets this month. Good yarn 2011-05-04T23:00:21Z Not gaining in strength she begged to be moved to Wooler, a small market town on the border of Northumberland, where the scenery is of the Cheviot Hills—of sunny heights and wooded glens. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z The festival in the mid Wales market town also includes a one-off gig by former James Brown saxophonist Maceo Parker with the BBC Big Band. Stars confirmed for Brecon Jazz 2011-04-29T07:42:37Z This ancient market town, in which the petty sessions for the High Peak are holden, is situated on the western bank of the river Wye. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z What a strange sense of formalised deformity, of shrivelled precision, of starved accuracy, of minute misanthropy have we, as we leave even the rude streets of Picardy for the market towns of Kent! The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z The festival pulls in 15,000 visitors to the small market town during the month Established world-class makers rub shoulders with emerging talent, and quirky fringe events provide opportunities for everyone to get involved. Good yarn 2011-05-04T23:00:21Z As a collection, they sound as damp and uninspiring as a February night out in a depressed market town. English words fail to take root in Polish vernacular 2011-04-06T06:00:03Z A terrible epidemic broke out in the country around Tornow, and raged like a pestilence, carrying off victim after victim, until at last it appeared in the market town itself. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z When he drove into the market town he found people cordial after a wholly new fashion. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Penned round some market town in villages, They know not them who traffic in the next, But hold them enemies to cheat and rogue. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z He had got about three quarters of a mile from the village, in his way to Chippingden the market town, when he was overtaken by Mr. Bentley, one of the magistrates. Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z Beyond these unfavorable details, she was a handsome woman, and the boy thought vaguely that she must have motored over from the castle midway between Elmsdale and the nearest market town of Nottonby. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z In fact, it was a sort of market town. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The council said people needed to learn dropping litter was not acceptable Children caught dropping litter could be forced to help clean for two hours in an East Yorkshire market town. Children 'forced to litter pick' 2011-01-29T15:55:43Z Jean leaned forward to see the horsemen pass in the little market town. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z The town hall, the modern literary institution, one or two Dissenting chapels, and the High Street, with its principal shops, differ very little from those of other similar market towns. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z Nearing the outskirts of the small market town, he was startled by finding the body of a man lying face down in the roadway. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Wadebridge is a little market town, so little that it has not even a resident dentist! Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z The following words were marked out, but so that they could still very easily be read: "If anything should be left unused, it can easily be sold every Saturday in the market town." Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z BINGLEY, a market town in the Otley parliamentary division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on the Aire, 5� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The town was already a good size when the Domesday Book was put together and is listed as a large market town. Hotbed of terror? 2010-12-15T08:52:26Z The businessman walked into his local bank in Longford, a market town in the Irish midlands, and saw a sign asking this question, "Have you thought of taking a holiday?" Ireland's Budget Deficit: Can Austerity Prevent a Bailout? 2010-11-19T08:45:00Z Arrived at the little market town he promptly seized "Master Mayow" and directed that he should be hanged as a rebel. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z A bustling market town, it offered a pace of life that was significantly faster. Early Struggles of Soldier Charged in Leak Case 2010-08-09T02:20:00Z The original plan was to open branches in market towns, starting in the south east, which would stay open until 9pm. All change for Britain's high street banks 2010-08-04T08:05:00Z This ancient market town is in full political ferment at the home stretch. In Mexico, Unlikely Allies Hope to Defeat Ruling Party 2010-07-02T19:32:00Z The end of the late day shift at a giant factory complex abutting this picturesque market town south of the river Po. Italy's meltdown over EU Nutella ban that never was 2010-07-02T19:07:00Z It shares this unhappy fate with the market town of Hungerford, Berkshire, where in 1987 an unemployed labourer shot dead 16 people. How do towns cope after a gun massacre? 2010-06-07T11:25:00Z Eight years after the euro was introduced, the franc is still in use in Le Blanc - a small market town of 7,000 people in the agricultural heartland of central France. Keep your money 2010-03-29T08:19:00Z No one has been successfully prosecuted over the bombing in the County Tyrone market town. MPs seek Omagh intelligence inquiry 2010-03-16T14:19:00Z Mr Tickner said: "We are hoping to use this opportunity to improve shop fronts, so they are more in keeping with the area, which is a historic market town." Flood fightback 2010-02-20T11:20:00Z As for paved roads, 40 percent of Chinese towns do not even have a paved road to the nearest market town. 2010-01-29T16:12:00Z The small market town is well-known in Britain for its quiet repatriation ceremonies for British soldiers killed in Afghanistan. 2010-01-12T10:53:00Z ARMAGH, a city and market town, and the county town of Co. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Indeed, we were fortunate in that; and keeping close upon the track, although but slow going, in time descended into the market town of Marlborough, which we reached early in the afternoon. Idonia: A Romance of Old London I would give him safety, a position, the high road between two market towns, neither of them yet reached by the railway, running before our very door. Deep Moat Grange Occasionally Mr. and Mrs. Sleeman harnessed their little horse and drove to the market town, which lay several miles across the moors, but this was only on very rare occasions. The Man Who Rose Again Almost every city, with the exception of the smallest market towns, was shut out from the open country by walls, gates, and moats. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. BRAINTREE, a market town in the Maldon parliamentary division of Essex, England; 45 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" This caused a village to spring up, and it afterwards increased so much as to become a market town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Blackburn was for some time the chief town of a district called Blackburnshire, and as early as the reign of Elizabeth ranked as a flourishing market town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" At intervals of varying frequency, we hear of towns of still larger size than these called chên-tien, or market towns, and in them there is sure to be a regular fair. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Numberless light-footed people also of the same class thronged into the German market towns. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. When a farmer's wife carries a basket of butter to sell at the Butter Cross in the neighbouring market town, she soon learns whether the supply is greater or less than usual. Political economy BRACKLEY, a market town and municipal borough in the southern parliamentary division of Northamptonshire, England, 59 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" BISHOP’S CASTLE, a market town and municipal borough in the southern parliamentary division of Shropshire, England; the terminus of the Bishop’s Castle light railway from Craven Arms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" It is just the book for the innumerable Religious Book Clubs, one of which is to be found in every market town and every considerable village. Here and There in London DORKING, a market town in the Reigate parliamentary division of Surrey, England, 26 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" DINGLE, a seaport and market town of county Kerry, Ireland, in the west parliamentary division, the terminus of the Tralee and Dingle railway. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" In addition to the small country ginneries, large modern ginneries have now been set up in all the leading Southern market towns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Seven miles behind you as you stand upon the battlefield lies the little French market town of Bavai, which was for centuries one of the great centres of Roman rule. Malplaquet The date and place of this meeting was made known to the inhabitants of the Marches by proclamation being made in all the market towns. Border Raids and Reivers Why our Jack, the plow-boy, spends half his time in going to a shop in our market town, where they let out books to read, with marble covers. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales This is an ancient and prosperous market town of picturesque old houses clustering round a fine parish church, with a high embattled tower, and a remarkable south porch with parvise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" One of the first things to be heard in the morning after daylight, in a quiet market town, is a peculiar beating of a wooden drum. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports Thus, "The Strangers" tells the story of a group of "intellectuals" who have strayed into a small market town in the provinces where all are hostile to them. Contemporary Russian Novelists W. by N., is an important market town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" As early as 1697 it had proposed to have branch Banks in every city and market town of England. Old and New London Volume I As a rule, this class of vegetables, so heavy and so perishable, cannot be profitably grown in large quantities, except in locations near a large market town. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century It is a small market town, with a daily fair. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports The large number of small towns, important as ports, market towns, or manufacturing centres, is a natural result. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" A market town in the time of Camden, it was governed by commissioners from the 18th century in 1876, when it was incorporated; it became a parliamentary borough in 1832. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Stratford was then a market town of about fifteen hundred souls. An Introduction to Shakespeare A canal leads east from the tidal water to the small market town of Pocklington. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" I spent a day each at two market towns on the way, and two days in Ch'ao Yang itself. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports One day, however, after he had returned late from the market town, she found that she had stolen a march upon that indefatigable early riser. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI CHELMSFORD, a market town and municipal borough, and the county town of Essex, England, in the Chelmsford parliamentary division, 30 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Fourth, whomsoever Ye meet in Sherwood ye shall bring to dine With Robin, saving carriers, posts and folk That ride with food to serve the market towns Or any, indeed, that serve their fellow men. Collected Poems Volume Two And you know as well as anyone, Mr. Bumpkin, that when you get a load of turnips, or what not, in the market town blocked by innumerable other turnip carts, you must wait. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Eyguières is a large market town a few kilometres from here—an easy walk. Letters from my Windmill Mr. Schmidt was going to the market town and found it necessary to breakfast at five o'clock. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success A bell was ringing for evening service when he landed in a market town which reversed the natural order by dozing all summer and waking up for the hunting season. The Camera Fiend DEWSBURY, a market town and municipal and parliamentary borough in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on the river Calder, 8 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" He put on his best neckerchief, and a bran new waistcoat which he had bought for Sundays six years ago at the market town. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Mansoul, the Devil perceived, 'was a market town, much given to commerce.' Bunyan Or you could withdraw the police and military, and in every market town open a depôt for the gratuitous distribution of arms and ammunition. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule It was sixteen miles to our market town, Steilacoom, over the roughest kind of road. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail It is a rough market town, and the people, after the first converts came, used to hoot us through the streets, and throw handfuls of sand at us, and shower ashes on our hair. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India They gained a frugal livelihood by cutting brushwood on the hill-side, and carrying it in bundles on their back to sell in the nearest market town; for they were too poor to own an ox. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan In our day, Marietta, with its ten thousand inhabitants, prospers chiefly as a market town and an educational center, with some manufacturing interests. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo Shortly after his visit to Dryholm, Jim returned, one morning, from the market town, where he had gone to see his lawyer and banker. Partners of the Out-Trail Notice had been given at various market towns in the neighbourhood of Tring that on a certain day the man and his wife would be ducked at Long Marston, in Tring Parish. Bygone Punishments As we wandered through the town to-day we saw in the outskirts red-brick creeper-covered houses that might have been in an English market town. Round the Wonderful World It was in this Viking market town that the first German merchants established among themselves that association which eventually grew to be the most important trading community of the Middle Ages. Memorials of Old London Volume I They were at first placed on the outskirts of cities and market towns, and afterwards extended to the country generally. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time There is not in all Yemen a single market town or hamlet where one does not find upon some simple hut the legend, "Shed for drinking coffee". All About Coffee We acknowledged a preference for fresh meat, especially in large market towns like Liskeard, where butchers' shops abounded. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The one great national market town was London. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production The Field Cornet then rode with his burghers to the meeting-place of the commando, usually the market town of the District. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government It almost seemed as if up-country existed for the sake of its market town of Tideshead. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls In Ireland, in 1763, it not unfrequently happened that the skin and tallow of an ox cost as much in a commercial city as the whole ox had cost in the nearest market town. Principles Of Political Economy And numbers of people in our market towns, of ladies particularly, with small fortunes, live to old age in health, without any kind of exercise of body, or much activity of mind. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Describing the chief movement in Champagne, he points out that the French advanced on a front of seventeen and a half miles from the village of Aubèrive to the market town of Ville-sur-Tourbe. Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work It gives the ideas of the disharmonies that can be found in any market place in any English market town on any English market day. Gilbert Keith Chesterton BARNSTAPLE, a seaport, market town and municipal borough, in the Barnstaple parliamentary division of Devonshire, England, on the river Taw, near the north coast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" BALLINASLOE, a market town of county Galway, Ireland, in the east parliamentary division, 91 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Owing to the tobacco trade coming down the Roanoke, Clarksville became a small market town. Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy" Just the weather for a long day's skating over the dark green glassy ice, or a bracing tramp on country roads into cheery red-roofed market towns. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Anne Lisbeth resided in the large market town, and had done so for some years. The Sand-Hills of Jutland We came to this little market town in September of last year. How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time We lumbered along the narrow lanes and at length reached the little market town where I was deposited at the 'Blue Boar' to have some tea and await the arrival of the mail. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls As these buyers paid higher prices for the better tobacco, the ultimate result was the development of market towns and the disappearance of the tobacco note. Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy" Each farmer takes his products, whatever they may be, to a common town called "market town," and there they are bought by the local merchants, or the "compradors." Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 On making further enquiries, I found that he had that day gone to the nearest market town, and probably would not be home until dark. Roger Trewinion We played the nearest market town, and I put myself on to bowl slows. From a Cornish Window A New Edition It was three miles from the nearest village, post-office, and church, and there was not another habitation within that distance; it was five miles from the nearest market town. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Within a decade after the turn of the nineteenth century Richmond, Manchester, Petersburg, and Lynchburg had become major market towns. Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy" As soon as things get going in the city, we must start outstations in strategic market towns as well. Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries We accordingly packed up and departed to another market town. Japhet in Search of a Father The Joyces and Flanagans were neighbours, occupying farms of very poor land on the side of Letterbrack, a damp and lonely hill some miles from the nearest market town. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 He left the Family Coach to reach Braintree—a market town. Chatterbox, 1906 The grocer had met her far out in one direction, when returning from making his purchases at the market town. Deerbrook For farmers in western Vermont and Massachusetts the market town was Troy or other Hudson valley towns. Customs and Fashions in Old New England It was very unlikely that he would meet any troublesome traffic before he reached the outskirts of Hamley, the market town six miles beyond the hill and the moorland. Lady Bountiful "I don't know who that Deputy-Lieutenant was, and I don't care if his statue was stuck up in every market town in Ireland." General John Regan Some have rendered it O-sin-sing, or O-sing-song, in token of its being a great market town, where anything may be had for a mere song. The New York and Albany Post Road From Kings Bridge to "The Ferry at Crawlier, over against Albany," Being an Account of a Jaunt on Foot Made at Sundry Convenient Times between May and November, Nineteen Hundred and Five Two or three days before he had been at the market town five miles off. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading The market town of Shallop was eight miles distant, and the only public communication with it was the carrier's cart, which went to and fro twice weekly. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Then he peeped out and saw him going into the principal hotel of the market town. 'Me and Nobbles' Jim told me he lived with his uncle, who was a cobbler, but he himself had no occupation except that of gathering wild flowers, and taking them into the market town near, twice a week. Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story He was the second son in a family consisting of eighteen children, and was born at Grovesend, in the market town of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, on the 4th of March, 1793. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion I had never been further from home than the little market town where we sold our sheep. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance It wanted a few nights to Christmas, a festival for which the small market town of Torchcster was making extensive preparations. Light Freights Continuing their voyage down the river, they observed the large market town of Kirree. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Royston Market is spoken of in official announcements at the end of last century as "an exceedingly good market town." Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King The village, a large village, almost a small market town, was a few hundred yards off, and lay closely round the church, a red brick church, which had become black with age. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories The farmers of that day would have tarred and feathered any revolutionist who came preaching that a good market town was a wicked conspiracy of bourgeoisie and should become a deserted village. The Masques of Ottawa Amusements there were none, other than could be had at the alehouse or by riding into the market town to the inn there. Round About a Great Estate Repeated to me by poor old drunken Jem White the sexton, many years since, when on the "battlements" of Oundle Church; Oundle being the market town for the three villages in the rhymes quoted. Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. No longer were the members sent to Westminster by a few great land-holders, by the small market towns, and by the agricultural labourers. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies On one occasion, it is related, when still a mercer at Oswestry, he drove over to a Welsh border market town to sell his wares. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway BRIDLINGTON, a market town, municipal borough and seaside resort in the Buckrose parliamentary division of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, 31 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" By the footpath through the meadows there were now small places where the mowers had tried their new scythes as they came home, a little warm with ale perhaps, from the market town. Round About a Great Estate Colonel Jinks had laid up a competence and had always intended to retire, when he could afford it, to the market town. Captain Jinks, Hero The railway line runs direct from Youghal to Cork, passing the thriving market town of Midleton, the granary of Cork County, and Carrigtwohill, where there are the ruins of a Norman Castle. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway Mr. Sergeant Wheeler, with all the command of forensic eloquence, drew visions of the Shropshire market town as “a great central place of meeting for the people all round.” The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway It is divided into two parts, the ancient market town lying about 1 m. from the coast, while the modern houses of Bridlington Quay, the watering-place, fringe the shore of Bridlington Bay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" They required a general pardon, the abolition of slavery, freedom of commerce in market towns without toll or impost, and a fixed rent on lands, instead of the services due by villainage. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. As they were on the first occasion leaving the market town together, the son suddenly stopped short, and, pointing to three approaching objects, inquired: 'Father, what are these things? An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma In 1803 there were only fifteen houses here, and the beginning of its uprise in the world was when O'Connell got it made a market town. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway She is deeply bored by existence in a small market town, finds a lover, wearies of him and finds another, gets wildly into debt, poisons herself and dies. The Craft of Fiction BROMSGROVE, a market town in the Eastern parliamentary division of Worcestershire, England, 12 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Nearly all the village men were away in a distant market town, for none of them had expected an attack. A Chinese Wonder Book A broad flagged road brought us to the important market town of Hsiakwan, which guards the southern pass to the Valley of Tali. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma He was dissatisfied that evening when the contentment begotten of his work had worn off; he wanted to go to the market town to-morrow. The Good Comrade When Berlin was but a market town for the Electors of Brandenburg, those same Electors had contrived that East Prussia, which was outside the empire, should be recognized as a kingdom. A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase This pretty little market town lies at the foot of a hill, which is crowned with a romantic ruin, one of the seven burgher fortresses built by the Saxon immigrants. Round About the Carpathians It would have been a great adventure to have gone even so far as Quinn, our fair and market town, which lies on the other side of the Purple Hill, seven miles away. The Story of Bawn Before sundown we reached the prosperous market town of Yanglin, where I had a clean upstairs room in an excellent inn. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma |
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