Market towns

Markets give these towns a shared starting point, but the present-day market may run daily, weekly or only occasionally. This collection brings together centres with different historic fabric and everyday scale; a market-square address is not the same as living across town. Specific trading days are given only where an approved source confirms them. A conservation-area or listed-building record speaks to the wider built-up area, not the character of every home. Check the current market schedule, station access if you need it and the neighbourhood around a prospective address before treating the town-centre picture as the whole story.

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  1. Beverley

    East Riding of Yorkshire

    Beverley Saturday market is council-operated, 9am to 4pm, Saturdays only. The wider built-up area contains 10 designated conservation areas, though that does not describe every street.

  2. Farnham

    Surrey

    Farnham Maltings hosts a monthly market featuring artisan bread, craft designers, vintage, and antique items. The wider built-up area contains 3 designated conservation areas, though that does not describe every street.

  3. Lichfield

    Staffordshire

    Lichfield's general markets run on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, operated by the City Council. The wider built-up area contains 1 designated conservation area, though that does not describe every street.

  4. Malmesbury

    Wiltshire

    Malmesbury Market Cross dates from around 1490; a market is kept every Saturday. The wider built-up area contains 1 designated conservation area, though that does not describe every street.

  5. Honiton

    Devon

    High Street market every Tuesday and Saturday, mainly independent retailers. The wider built-up area contains 2 designated conservation areas, though that does not describe every street.

  6. Knaresborough

    North Yorkshire

    Knaresborough features a market square, a long high street, and numerous side streets and courtyards. The wider built-up area contains 3 designated conservation areas, though that does not describe every street.

  7. Thirsk

    North Yorkshire

    Markets in the cobbled Market Place every Monday and Saturday. The wider built-up area contains 1 designated conservation area, though that does not describe every street.

  8. Penrith

    Westmorland and Furness

    Penrith Market stands every Tuesday. The wider built-up area contains 2 designated conservation areas, though that does not describe every street.

  9. Crewkerne

    Somerset

    Farmers' market in Falkland Square on the fourth Saturday. The wider built-up area contains 1 designated conservation area, though that does not describe every street.

  10. Oakham

    Rutland

    Oakham has a station and a recorded town-centre conservation area. Check the current market programme locally rather than assuming a particular market day.