What makes a village a village and what makes a town a town?

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vincentv247

Generally. the size of the local population and whether the location has been incorporated or has a local seat of government. The size of each varies from one country or region to another. In many areas of the world, as in India at least until recent times, a large village might contain several times as many people as a small town. In the United Kingdom, there are historical cities that are far smaller than the larger towns.

Barbara Doll to you

people and houses

cpinatsi

The church or cathedral issue has to do with English arrangement. Generally, it has to do with the population. I don't remember what the limit is between the two.

Kris D

In the United States, an incorporated city is a legally defined government entity, with powers delegated by the state and county and created and approved by the voters of the city. It can provide local government services to its citizens.
In most places in the U.S. a town, village, community, or neighborhood is simply an unincorporated community with no governmental powers. Usually, county governments provide services to these unincorporated communities. Some states do have official designations of "towns" that include limited powers.

Generally in the urban heirarchy, villages are smaller than towns and towns are smaller than cities but each country has its own definition of a city and an urban area.

Fergies Whistle

A town has a cry-er
A village has an idiot

Min Tous Kiklous Terates

a town is where the village idiot go,s on holidays.and a village is where the town crier.gets away from it all..

answerseeker

A village has an idiot
A town has chavs

e_tot_ta

The Typical VILLAGE was small, consisting of perhaps 5 to 30 families. Homes were situated together for sociability and defense, and land surrounding the living quarters was farmed.

A TOWN is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands) inhabitants.traditionally was a settlement which had a charter to hold a market or fair and therefore became a "market town"

lauren_xxx1

villages are smaller with like 1 shop and a post office and usually a pub towns have more shops and more people. i think it is the size of the area and the population

CHRISKAT

More people living there will make it a town.

Leave this place, run

Good question, sorry but I don't know and would love to see an answer.

queen of answers

Hamlet - No church ( and this is similar to a village)

Town - Church

City - Cathedral

blue moon hell

A village is up to 5000 population.
A town is say 6000 plus.

this is just my idea, but i'am sure its to do with
population sizes and general amenities

Lady S

The size and number of inhabitants.

isildurs_babe

The geographical definition between a town and a village is the number of churches. A city has a cathedral or a university

Hello

Hamlet - small, beautifully formed, but Godless

Village, bigger with a little organisation and a church or two

Town - bigger again and organized and administered.

Take care

AJ

redraptors100

A Village is consited of like tents and Towns are Like Buildings. Villages are smaller is what im trying to say. :P

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