| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Abingdon-on-Thames | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Accrington | Lancashire | borough (1878–1974) |
| Acle | Norfolk | market charter |
| Acton | Greater London | borough (1921–1965) |
| Adlington | Lancashire | town council1 |
| Alcester | Warwickshire | town council |
| Aldeburgh | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Aldershot | Hampshire | borough (1922–1974) |
| Alford | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Alfreton | Derbyshire | town council |
| Alnwick | Northumberland | town council1 |
| Alsager | Cheshire | town council1 |
| Alston | Cumbria | market charter |
| Alton | Hampshire | town council1 |
| Altrincham | Greater Manchester | borough (1937–1974) |
| Amble | Northumberland | town council1 |
| Ambleside | Cumbria | market charter |
| Amersham | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Amesbury | Wiltshire | town council |
| Ampthill | Bedfordshire | town council1 |
| Andover | Hampshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | Cumbria | town council1 |
| Arlesey | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Arundel | West Sussex | town council1 |
| Ashbourne | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Ashburton | Devon | town council1 |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | Leicestershire | town council1 |
| Ashby Woulds | Leicestershire | town council1 |
| Ashford | Kent | market charter |
| Ashington | Northumberland | town council |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Greater Manchester | borough (1847–1974) |
| Askern | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Aspatria | Cumbria | town council |
| Atherstone | Warwickshire | town council |
| Attleborough | Norfolk | town council |
| Axbridge | Somerset | town council |
| Axminster | Devon | town council |
| Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Aylsham | Norfolk | town council |
B[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bacup | Lancashire | borough (1883–1974) |
| Bakewell | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Bampton | Devon | town council |
| Banbury | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Barking | Greater London | borough (1931–1965) |
| Barnard Castle | Durham | town council1 |
| Barnes | Greater London | borough (1932–1965) |
| Barnet | Greater London | market charter |
| Barnoldswick | Lancashire | town council |
| Barnsley | South Yorkshire | borough (1869–1974) |
| Barnstaple | Devon | town council1 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria | borough (1867–1974) |
| Barton-upon-Humber | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Basingstoke | Hampshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Batley | West Yorkshire | borough (1868–1974) |
| Battle | East Sussex | town council |
| Bawtry | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Beaconsfield | Buckinghamshire | town council1 |
| Beaminster | Dorset | town council |
| Bebington | Merseyside | borough (1937–1974) |
| Beccles | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Beckenham | Greater London | borough (1935–1965) |
| Bedale | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Bedford | Bedfordshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Bedworth | Warwickshire | market charter |
| Belper | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Bentham | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Berkeley | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Berkhamsted | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | Northumberland | town council |
| Beverley | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Bewdley | Worcestershire | town council1 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | East Sussex | charter trustees |
| Bexley | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Bicester | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Biddulph | Staffordshire | town council1 |
| Bideford | Devon | town council1 |
| Biggleswade | Bedfordshire | town council1 |
| Billericay | Essex | town council |
| Billingham | Durham | town council |
| Bilston | West Midlands | borough (1938–1967) |
| Bingham | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Bingley | West Yorkshire | market charter |
| Birchwood | Cheshire | town council |
| Birkenhead | Merseyside | borough (1877–1974) |
| Bishop Auckland | Durham | town council |
| Bishop's Castle | Shropshire | town council |
| Bishop's Stortford | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Bishop's Waltham | Hampshire | market charter |
| Blackburn | Lancashire | borough (1851–1974) |
| Blackpool | Lancashire | borough (1867–1974) |
| Blackrod | Greater Manchester | town council1 |
| Blackwater and Hawley | Hampshire | town council |
| Blandford Forum | Dorset | town council1 |
| Bletchley and Fenny Stratford | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Blyth | Northumberland | town council |
| Bodmin | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Bognor Regis | West Sussex | town council |
| Bollington | Cheshire | town council1 |
| Bolsover | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Bolton | Greater Manchester | borough (1838–1974) |
| Bootle | Merseyside | borough (1868–1974) |
| Bordon | Hampshire | town council |
| Boroughbridge | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Boston | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Bottesford | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Bourne | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Bournemouth | Dorset | borough (1890–1974) |
| Bovey Tracey | Devon | town council |
| Brackley | Northamptonshire | town council1 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Brading | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Bradley Stoke | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Bradninch | Devon | town council |
| Braintree | Essex | market charter |
| Brampton | Cumbria | market charter (1252) |
| Brandon | Suffolk | town council |
| Braunstone Town | Leicestershire | town council |
| Brentford | Greater London | market charter |
| Brentwood | Essex | market charter |
| Bridgnorth | Shropshire | town council |
| Bridgwater | Somerset | town council |
| Bridlington | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Bridport | Dorset | town council1 |
| Brierfield | Lancashire | town council |
| Brierley | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Brigg | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Brighouse | West Yorkshire | borough (1893–1974) |
| Brightlingsea | Essex | town council1 |
| Brixham | Devon | town council |
| Broadstairs and St Peter's | Kent | town council1 |
| Bromborough | Merseyside | market charter |
| Bromley | Greater London | borough (1903–1965) |
| Bromsgrove | Worcestershire | market charter |
| Bromyard | Herefordshire | town council |
| Broseley | Shropshire | town council |
| Brough | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Broughton | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Broughton-in-Furness | Cumbria | market charter |
| Bruton | Somerset | town council |
| Buckfastleigh | Devon | town council1 |
| Buckingham | Buckinghamshire | town council1 |
| Bude-Stratton | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Budleigh Salterton | Devon | town council1 |
| Bulwell | Nottinghamshire | market charter |
| Bungay | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Buntingford | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Burford | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Burgess Hill | West Sussex | town council1 |
| Burgh-le-Marsh | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | Essex | town council1 |
| Burnham-on-Sea | Somerset | town council1 |
| Burnley | Lancashire | borough (1861–1974) |
| Burntwood | Staffordshire | town council |
| Burslem | Staffordshire | town council |
| Burton Latimer | Northamptonshire | town council1 |
| Burton upon Trent | Staffordshire | charter trustees (abolished 2003) |
| Bury | Greater Manchester | borough (1876–1974) |
| Bury St Edmunds | Suffolk | town council |
| Bushey | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Buxton | Derbyshire | borough (1917–1974) |
C[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Caistor | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Callington | Cornwall | town council |
| Calne | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Camborne | Cornwall | town council |
| Camelford | Cornwall | town council |
| Cannock | Staffordshire | market charter |
| Canvey Island | Essex | town council |
| Carnforth | Lancashire | town council1 |
| Carlton Colville | Suffolk | town council |
| Carshalton | Greater London | Borough (1915-1965) |
| Carterton | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Castle Cary | Somerset | town council |
| Castleford | West Yorkshire | borough (1955–1974) |
| Chagford | Devon | stannary charter |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | Derbyshire | market charter |
| Chard | Somerset | town council1 |
| Charlbury | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Chatham | Kent | borough (1890–1974) |
| Chatteris | Cambridgeshire | town council1 |
| Cheadle | Staffordshire | town council |
| Cheltenham | Gloucestershire | borough (1876–1974) |
| Chertsey | Surrey | market charter |
| Chesham | Buckinghamshire | town council1 |
| Cheshunt | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Chesterfield | Derbyshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Chester-le-Street | Durham | market charter |
| Chickerell | Dorset | town council |
| Chilton | County Durham | town council |
| Chingford | Greater London | borough (1938–1965) |
| Chippenham | Wiltshire | town council |
| Chipping Campden | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Chipping Norton | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Chipping Sodbury | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Chorley | Lancashire | borough (1881–1974) |
| Chorleywood | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Christchurch | Dorset | borough (1886–1974) |
| Chudleigh | Devon | town council |
| Chulmleigh | Devon | market charter |
| Church Stretton | Shropshire | town council |
| Cinderford | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Cirencester | Gloucestershire | town council1 |
| Clare | Suffolk | market charter |
| Clay Cross | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Cleator Moor | Cumbria | town council |
| Cleckheaton | West Yorkshire | market charter |
| Cleethorpes | Lincolnshire | charter trustees |
| Cleobury Mortimer | Shropshire | market charter |
| Clevedon | Somerset | town council1 |
| Clitheroe | Lancashire | town council1 |
| Clun | Shropshire | town council |
| Coalville | Leicestershire | town council |
| Cockermouth | Cumbria | town council1 |
| Coggeshall | Essex | market charter |
| Colburn | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Colchester | Essex | borough (1835–1974) |
| Coleford | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Coleshill | Warwickshire | town council |
| Colne | Lancashire | town council |
| Colyton | Devon | market charter |
| Congleton | Cheshire | town council |
| Conisbrough | South Yorkshire | market charter |
| Corbridge | Northumberland | market charter |
| Corby | Northamptonshire | market charter |
| Corringham | Essex | market charter |
| Corsham | Wiltshire | town council |
| Cotgrave | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Cowes | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Coulsdon | Greater London | Municipal Borough (1915-1965) |
| Cramlington | Northumberland | town council |
| Cranbrook | Kent | market charter |
| Craven Arms | Shropshire | town council |
| Crawley | West Sussex | market charter |
| Crediton | Devon | town council1 |
| Crewe | Cheshire | charter trustees |
| Crewkerne | Somerset | town council1 |
| Cricklade | Wiltshire | town council |
| Cromer | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Crook | County Durham | market charter |
| Crosby | Merseyside | borough (1937–1974) |
| Crowborough | East Sussex | town council |
| Croydon | Greater London | borough (1883–1965) |
| Crowland | Lincolnshire | market charter |
| Crowle | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Cullompton | Devon | town council |
D[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dagenham | Greater London | borough (1938–1965) |
| Dalton-in-Furness | Cumbria | Market Charter[1] |
| Darley Dale | Derbyshire | town council |
| Darlington | Durham | borough (1867–1974) |
| Dartford | Kent | charter trustees (abolished 1977) |
| Dartmouth | Devon | town council1 |
| Darwen | Lancashire | town council |
| Daventry | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Dawley | Shropshire | town council |
| Dawlish | Devon | town council1 |
| Deal | Kent | town council |
| Denholme | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Dereham | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Desborough | Northamptonshire | town council1 |
| Devizes | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Dewsbury | West Yorkshire | borough (1862–1974) |
| Didcot | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Dinnington St John's | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Diss | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Doncaster | South Yorkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Dorchester | Dorset | town council1 |
| Dorking | Surrey | market charter |
| Dover | Kent | town council |
| Dovercourt | Essex | market charter |
| Downham Market | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Driffield | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Droitwich Spa | Worcestershire | town council1 |
| Dronfield | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Dudley | West Midlands | borough (1865–1974) |
| Dukinfield | Greater Manchester | borough (1899–1974) |
| Dulverton | Somerset | town council |
| Dunstable | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Dunwich | Suffolk | market charter |
| Dursley | Gloucestershire | town council |
E[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ealing | Greater London | borough (1901–1965) |
| Earby | Lancashire | town council |
| Earl Shilton | Leicestershire | town council |
| Earley | Berkshire | town council |
| Easingwold | North Yorkshire | town council |
| East Cowes | Isle of Wight | town council |
| East Grinstead | West Sussex | town council1 |
| East Ham | Greater London | borough (1904–1965) |
| Eastbourne | East Sussex | borough (1883–1974) |
| Eastleigh | Hampshire | borough (1936–1974) |
| East Retford | Nottinghamshire | charter trustees |
| Eastwood | Nottinghamshire | town council1 |
| Eccles | Greater Manchester | borough (1892–1974) |
| Eccleshall | Staffordshire | market charter |
| Edenbridge | Kent | town council |
| Edgware | Greater London | market charter |
| Edmonton | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Egremont | Cumbria | town council |
| Elland | West Yorkshire | market charter |
| Ellesmere | Shropshire | town council |
| Ellesmere Port | Cheshire | charter trustees |
| Elstree and Borehamwood | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Emsworth | Hampshire | market charter |
| Enfield | Greater London | borough (1955–1965) |
| Epping | Essex | town council1 |
| Epsom and Ewell | Surrey | borough from 1937[2] |
| Epworth | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Erith | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Eton | Berkshire | town council1 |
| Evesham | Worcestershire | town council1 |
| Exmouth | Devon | town council |
| Eye | Suffolk | town council1 |
F[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fairford | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Fakenham | Norfolk | town council |
| Falmouth | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Fareham | Hampshire | market charter |
| Faringdon | Oxfordshire | town council |
| Farnborough | Hampshire | town council |
| Farnham | Surrey | town council |
| Faversham | Kent | town council1 |
| Fazeley | Staffordshire | town council |
| Featherstone | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Felixstowe | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Ferndown | Dorset | town council |
| Ferryhill | Durham | town council |
| Filey | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Filton | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Finchley | Greater London | borough (1933–1965) |
| Fleet | Hampshire | town council |
| Fleetwood | Lancashire | borough (1933–1974) |
| Flitwick | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Folkestone | Kent | town council |
| Fordbridge | West Midlands | town council |
| Fordingbridge | Hampshire | town council |
| Fordwich | Kent | town council |
| Fowey | Cornwall | town council |
| Framlingham | Suffolk | town council |
| Frinton and Walton | Essex | town council1 |
| Frodsham | Cheshire | town council |
| Frome | Somerset | town council1 |
G[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gainsborough | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Garstang | Lancashire | town council |
| Gateshead | Tyne and Wear | borough (1835–1974) |
| Gillingham | Dorset | town council |
| Gillingham | Kent | borough (1903–1974) |
| Glastonbury | Somerset | town council1 |
| Glossop | Derbyshire | borough (1866–1974) |
| Godalming | Surrey | town council1 |
| Godmanchester | Cambridgeshire | town council1 |
| Goole | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | Norfolk | market charter |
| Gosport | Hampshire | borough (1922–1974) |
| Grange-over-Sands | Cumbria | town council1 |
| Grantham | Lincolnshire | charter trustees |
| Grassington | North Yorkshire | market charter |
| Gravesend | Kent | borough (1835–1974) |
| Grays | Essex | market charter |
| Great Dunmow | Essex | town council |
| Great Torrington | Devon | town council1 |
| Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | borough (1835–1974) |
| Greater Willington | Durham | town council |
| Grimsby | Lincolnshire | charter trustees |
| Guildford | Surrey | borough (1835–1974) |
| Guisborough | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
H[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hadleigh | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Hailsham | East Sussex | town council |
| Halesowen | West Midlands | borough (1936–1974) |
| Halesworth | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Halewood | Merseyside | town council |
| Halifax | West Yorkshire | borough (1848–1974) |
| Halstead | Essex | town council1 |
| Haltwhistle | Northumberland | town council |
| Redenhall with Harleston | Norfolk | town council |
| Harlow | Essex | market charter |
| Harpenden | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Harrogate | North Yorkshire | borough (1884–1974) |
| Harrow | Greater London | borough (1954–1965) |
| Hartland | Devon | market charter |
| Hartlepool | Durham | borough (1850–1974) |
| Harwich | Essex | town council1 |
| Harworth and Bircotes | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Haslemere | Surrey | town council1 |
| Haslingden | Lancashire | borough (1891–1974) |
| Hastings | East Sussex | borough (1835–1974) |
| Hatfield | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Hatfield | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Hatherleigh | Devon | town council |
| Havant | Hampshire | market charter |
| Haverhill | Suffolk | town council |
| Hawkinge | Kent | town council |
| Haxby | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Hawes | North Yorkshire | market charter |
| Hayes | Greater London | urban district (1904-1965) |
| Hayle | Cornwall | town council |
| Haywards Heath | West Sussex | town council |
| Heanor and Loscoe | Derbyshire | town council |
| Heathfield | East Sussex | market charter |
| Hebden Royd | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Hedge End | Hampshire | town council |
| Hednesford | Staffordshire | town council |
| Hedon | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Helmsley | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Helston | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire | charter trustees (abolished 1984) |
| Hemsworth | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Hendon | Greater London | borough (1932–1965) |
| Henley-in-Arden | Warwickshire | market charter |
| Henley-on-Thames | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Hertford | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Hessle | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Hetton | Tyne and Wear | town council1 |
| Hexham | Northumberland | town council1 |
| Heywood | Greater Manchester | borough (1881–1974) |
| Higham Ferrers | Northamptonshire | town council1 |
| Highbridge | Somerset | market charter |
| Highworth | Wiltshire | town council |
| High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | charter trustees |
| Hinckley | Leicestershire | market charter |
| Hingham | Norfolk | town council |
| Hitchin | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Hoddesdon | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Holbeach | Lincolnshire | market charter |
| Holsworthy | Devon | town council |
| Holt | Norfolk | town council |
| Honiton | Devon | town council1 |
| Horley | Surrey | town council |
| Horncastle | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Hornsea | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Hornsey | Greater London | borough (1903–1965) |
| Horsforth | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Horsham | West Sussex | town council |
| Horwich | Greater Manchester | town council1 |
| Houghton Regis | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Hounslow | Greater London | Borough |
| Howden | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Huddersfield | West Yorkshire | borough (1868–1974) |
| Hungerford | Berkshire | town council |
| Hunstanton | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Huntingdon | Cambridgeshire | town council1 |
| Hyde | Greater Manchester | borough (1881–1974) |
| Hythe | Kent | town council1 |
I[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ilford | Greater London | borough (1926–1965) |
| Ilfracombe | Devon | town council1 |
| Ilkeston | Derbyshire | charter trustees (abolished 1975) |
| Ilkley | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Ilminster | Somerset | town council1 |
| Immingham | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Ingleby Barwick | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Ipswich | Suffolk | borough (1835–1974) |
| Irthlingborough | Northamptonshire | town council1 |
| Ivybridge | Devon | town council |
J[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrow | Tyne and Wear | borough (1875–1974) |
K[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keighley | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Kempston | Bedfordshire | town council1 |
| Kendal | Cumbria | town council1 |
| Kenilworth | Warwickshire | town council1 |
| Kesgrave | Suffolk | town council |
| Keswick | Cumbria | town council1 |
| Kettering | Northamptonshire | borough (1938–1974) |
| Keynsham | Somerset | town council |
| Kidderminster | Worcestershire | charter trustees |
| Kidsgrove | Staffordshire | town council1 |
| Kimberley | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| King's Lynn | Norfolk | borough (1835–1974) |
| Kingsbridge | Devon | town council1 |
| Kingsteignton | Devon | town council |
| Kingston-upon-Thames | Greater London | borough (1835–1965) |
| Kington | Herefordshire | town council1 |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | Nottinghamshire | market charter |
| Kirkby Lonsdale | Cumbria | town council |
| Kirkby Stephen | Cumbria | town council |
| Kirkbymoorside | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Kirkham | Lancashire | town council1 |
| Kirton-in-Lindsey | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Knaresborough | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Knutsford | Cheshire | town council1 |
L[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Langport | Somerset | town council |
| Launceston | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Leatherhead | Surrey | market charter |
| Lechlade | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Ledbury | Herefordshire | town council |
| Leek | Staffordshire | town council1 |
| Leigh | Greater Manchester | borough (1899–1974) |
| Leighton-Linslade | Bedfordshire | town council1 |
| Leigh-on-Sea | Essex | town council |
| Leiston | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Leominster | Herefordshire | town council1 |
| Letchworth Garden City | Hertfordshire | town council |
| Lewes | East Sussex | town council1 |
| Leyburn | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Leyland | Lancashire | town council |
| Leyton | Greater London | borough (1926–1965) |
| Liskeard | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Littlehampton | West Sussex | town council1 |
| Loddon | Norfolk | market charter |
| Loftus | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Long Sutton | Lincolnshire | market charter |
| Longridge | Lancashire | town council1 |
| Longtown | Cumbria | market charter |
| Looe | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Lostwithiel | Cornwall | town council |
| Loughborough | Leicestershire | borough (1888–1974) |
| Loughton | Essex | town council |
| Louth | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Lowestoft | Suffolk | charter trustees |
| Ludgershall | Wiltshire | town council |
| Ludlow | Shropshire | town council |
| Luton | Bedfordshire | borough (1876–1974) |
| Lutterworth | Leicestershire | town council |
| Lydd | Kent | town council1 |
| Lydney | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Lyme Regis | Dorset | town council1 |
| Lymington | Hampshire | town council |
| Lynton & Lynmouth | Devon | town council1 |
| Lytchett Minster & Upton | Dorset | town council |
| Lytham St Annes | Lancashire | borough (1922–1974) |
M[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mablethorpe and Sutton | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Macclesfield | Cheshire | charter trustees |
| Madeley | Shropshire | market charter |
| Maghull | Merseyside | town council |
| Maidenhead | Berkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Maidstone | Kent | borough (1835–1974) |
| Maldon | Essex | town council |
| Malmesbury | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Maltby | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Malton | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Malvern | Worcestershire | town council |
| Manningtree | Essex | town council |
| Mansfield | Nottinghamshire | charter trustees |
| Marazion | Cornwall | town council |
| March | Cambridgeshire | town council1 |
| Margate | Kent | charter trustees |
| Market Bosworth | Leicestershire | market charter |
| Market Deeping | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Market Drayton | Shropshire | town council |
| Market Harborough | Leicestershire | market charter |
| Market Rasen | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Market Weighton | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Marlborough | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Marlow | Buckinghamshire | town council1 |
| Maryport | Cumbria | town council1 |
| Masham | North Yorkshire | market charter |
| Matlock | Derbyshire | town council |
| Medlar-with-Wesham | Lancashire | town council |
| Melksham | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Meltham | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Melton Mowbray | Leicestershire | town council |
| Mere | Wiltshire | town council |
| Mexborough | South Yorkshire | market charter |
| Middleham | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Middlesbrough | North Yorkshire | borough (1853–1967) |
| Middleton | Greater Manchester | borough (1886–1974) |
| Middlewich | Cheshire | town council1 |
| Midhurst | West Sussex | town council |
| Midsomer Norton | Somerset | market charter |
| Mildenhall | Suffolk | market charter |
| Millom | Cumbria | town council |
| Minchinhampton | Gloucestershire | market charter |
| Minehead | Somerset | town council |
| Minster | Kent | market charter |
| Mirfield | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Mitcham | Greater London | borough (1934–1965) |
| Mitcheldean | Gloucestershire | market charter |
| Modbury | Devon | market charter |
| Morecambe | Lancashire | town council |
| Moretonhampstead | Devon | market charter |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Morley | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Morpeth | Northumberland | borough (1835–1974) |
| Mossley | Greater Manchester | town council |
| Much Wenlock | Shropshire | town council |
N[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nailsea | Somerset | town council |
| Nailsworth | Gloucestershire | town council1 |
| Nantwich | Cheshire | town council1 |
| Needham Market | Suffolk | town council |
| Nelson | Lancashire | town council |
| Neston | Cheshire | town council |
| New Alresford | Hampshire | town council |
| New Mills | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| New Milton | Hampshire | town council |
| New Romney | Kent | town council1 |
| Newark-on-Trent | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | Northumberland | town council |
| Newbury | Berkshire | town council |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Staffordshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Newent | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Newhaven | East Sussex | town council1 |
| Newlyn | Cornwall | market charter |
| Newmarket | Suffolk | town council |
| Newport | Isle of Wight | borough (1835–1974) |
| Newport | Shropshire | town council1 |
| Newport Pagnell | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Newquay | Cornwall | town council |
| Newton Abbot | Devon | town council1 |
| Newton Aycliffe | County Durham | town council |
| Newton-le-Willows | Merseyside | market charter |
| Normanton | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| North Hykeham | Lincolnshire | town council |
| North Petherton | Somerset | town council |
| North Tawton | Devon | town council |
| North Walsham | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Northallerton | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Northam | Devon | town council1 |
| Northampton | Northamptonshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Northfleet | Kent | market charter |
| Northleach with Eastington | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Northwich | Cheshire | town council1 |
| Norton-on-Derwent | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Nuneaton | Warwickshire | borough (1907–1974) |
O[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oakengates | Shropshire | town council |
| Oakham | Rutland | town council1 |
| Okehampton | Devon | town council1 |
| Oldbury | West Midlands | borough (1935–1966) |
| Oldham | Greater Manchester | borough (1849–1974) |
| Ollerton and Boughton | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Olney | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Ongar | Essex | town council |
| Orford | Suffolk | market charter |
| Ormskirk | Lancashire | market charter |
| Orpington | Greater London | Town |
| Ossett | West Yorkshire | borough (1890–1974) |
| Oswestry | Shropshire | town council |
| Otley | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Ottery St Mary | Devon | town council1 |
| Oundle | Northamptonshire | town council1 |
P[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Paddock Wood | Kent | town council |
| Padiham | Lancashire | town council |
| Padstow | Cornwall | town council |
| Paignton | Devon | market charter |
| Painswick | Gloucestershire | market charter |
| Partington | Greater Manchester | town council |
| Patchway | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Pateley Bridge | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Peacehaven | East Sussex | town council |
| Penistone | South Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Penkridge | Staffordshire | market charter |
| Penrith | Cumbria | market charter |
| Penryn | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Penwortham | Lancashire | town council |
| Penzance | Cornwall | town council |
| Pershore | Worcestershire | town council |
| Peterlee | Durham | town council |
| Petersfield | Hampshire | town council1 |
| Petworth | West Sussex | town council |
| Pickering | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Plympton | Devon | market charter |
| Pocklington | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Polegate | East Sussex | town council |
| Pontefract | West Yorkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Ponteland | Northumberland | town council |
| Poole | Dorset | borough (1835–1974) |
| Porthleven | Cornwall | town council |
| Portishead and North Weston | Somerset | town council1 |
| Portland | Dorset | town council1 |
| Potton | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Poynton-with-Worth | Cheshire | town council |
| Preesall | Lancashire | town council1 |
| Prescot | Merseyside | town council |
| Princes Risborough | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Prudhoe | Northumberland | town council1 |
| Pudsey | West Yorkshire | borough (1900–1974) |
| Purley | Greater London | town council |
Q[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Quedgeley | Gloucestershire | town council[3] |
| Queenborough-in-Sheppey | Kent | charter trustees (abolished 1977) |
R[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Radstock | Somerset | town council1 |
| Ramsey | Cambridgeshire | town council1 |
| Ramsgate | Kent | town council |
| Raunds | Northamptonshire | town council1 |
| Rawtenstall | Lancashire | borough (1891–1974) |
| Rayleigh | Essex | town council |
| Reading | Berkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Redcar | North Yorkshire | borough (1921–1967) |
| Redditch | Worcestershire | town council |
| Redhill | Surrey | |
| Redruth | Cornwall | town council |
| Reepham | Norfolk | town council |
| Reigate | Surrey | borough (1863–1974) |
| Richmond | Greater London | borough (1890–1965) |
| Richmond | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Ringwood | Hampshire | town council |
| Ripley | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Rochdale | Greater Manchester | borough (1856–1974) |
| Rochester | Kent | borough (1835–1974)2 |
| Rochford | Essex | market charter |
| Romford | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Romsey | Hampshire | town council1 |
| Ross-on-Wye | Herefordshire | town council1 |
| Rothbury | Northumberland | market charter |
| Rotherham | South Yorkshire | borough (1871–1974) |
| Rothwell | Northamptonshire | town council1 |
| Rothwell | West Yorkshire | market charter |
| Rowley Regis | West Midlands | borough (1933–1966) |
| Royal Leamington Spa | Warwickshire | town council |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | Kent | borough (1888–1974) |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | Wiltshire | town council |
| Royston | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Rugby | Warwickshire | borough (1932–1974) |
| Rugeley | Staffordshire | town council |
| Rushden | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Ryde | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Rye | East Sussex | town council1 |
S[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saffron Walden | Essex | town council1 |
| St Austell | Cornwall | town council |
| St Blaise | Cornwall | town council |
| St Columb Major | Cornwall | town council |
| St Helens | Merseyside | borough (1868–1974) |
| St Ives | Cambridgeshire | town council1 |
| St Ives | Cornwall | town council1 |
| St Just-in-Penwith | Cornwall | town council1 |
| St Mawes | Cornwall | market charter |
| St Neots | Cambridgeshire | town council1 |
| Salcombe | Devon | town council1 |
| Sale | Greater Manchester | borough (1935–1974) |
| Saltash | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Sandbach | Cheshire | town council1 |
| Sandhurst | Berkshire | town council |
| Sandiacre | Derbyshire | market charter |
| Sandown | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Sandwich | Kent | town council1 |
| Sandy | Bedfordshire | town council1 |
| Sawbridgeworth | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Saxmundham | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Scarborough | North Yorkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Scunthorpe | Lincolnshire | charter trustees |
| Seaford | East Sussex | town council |
| Seaham | Durham | town council |
| Seaton | Devon | town council1 |
| Sedbergh | Cumbria | market charter |
| Sedgefield | County Durham | town council |
| Selby | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Selsey | West Sussex | town council |
| Settle | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Sevenoaks | Kent | town council1 |
| Shaftesbury | Dorset | town council1 |
| Shanklin | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Shefford | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Shepshed | Leicestershire | town council |
| Shepton Mallet | Somerset | town council1 |
| Sherborne | Dorset | town council1 |
| Sheringham | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Shifnal | Shropshire | town council |
| Shildon | Durham | town council1 |
| Shipston-on-Stour | Warwickshire | town council |
| Shirebrook | Derbyshire | town council |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | West Sussex | market charter |
| Shrewsbury | Shropshire | town council |
| Sidmouth | Devon | town council1 |
| Silloth | Cumbria | town council |
| Silsden | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Sittingbourne | Kent | town council |
| Skegness | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Skelmersdale | Lancashire | town council |
| Skelton-in-Cleveland | North Yorkshire | market charter |
| Skipton | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Sleaford | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Slough | Berkshire | borough (1838–1974) |
| Smethwick | West Midlands | borough (1899–1966) |
| Snaith and Cowick | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Snodland | Kent | town council |
| Soham | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Solihull | West Midlands | borough (1954–1974) |
| Somerton | Somerset | town council |
| South Brent | Devon | market charter |
| South Cave | East Riding of Yorkshire | market charter |
| South Elmsall | West Yorkshire | town council |
| South Kirkby and Moorthorpe | West Yorkshire | town council |
| South Molton | Devon | town council |
| South Shields | Tyne and Wear | borough (1850–1974) |
| South Woodham Ferrers | Essex | town council |
| Southam | Warwickshire | town council |
| Southall | Greater London | borough (1936–1965) |
| Southborough | Kent | town council1 |
| Southend-on-Sea | Essex | borough (1892–1974) |
| Southgate | Greater London | borough (1933–1965) |
| Southminster | Essex | market charter |
| Southport | Merseyside | borough (1866–1974) |
| Southsea | Hampshire | town council |
| Southwell | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Southwick | Hampshire | market charter |
| Southwold | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Spalding | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Spennymoor | Durham | town council1 |
| Spilsby | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Sprowston | Norfolk | town council |
| Stafford | Staffordshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Staines-upon-Thames | Surrey | market charter |
| Stainforth | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Stalbridge | Dorset | town council |
| Stalham | Norfolk | market charter |
| Stalybridge | Greater Manchester | borough (1857–1974) |
| Stamford | Lincolnshire | town council1 |
| Stanley | Durham | town council |
| Stanhope | Durham | market charter |
| Stapleford | Nottinghamshire | town council |
| Staveley | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Stevenage | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Steyning | West Sussex | market charter |
| St Mary Cray | Greater London | market charter |
| Stockport | Greater Manchester | borough (1835–1974) |
| Stocksbridge | South Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Durham/North Yorkshire | borough (1835–1967) |
| Stone | Staffordshire | town council1 |
| Stonehouse | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Stony Stratford | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Stotfold | Bedfordshire | town council |
| Stourbridge | West Midlands | borough (1914–1974) |
| Stourport-on-Severn | Worcestershire | town council1 |
| Stowmarket | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Stow-on-the-Wold | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | Warwickshire | town council1 |
| Stretford | Greater Manchester | borough (1933–1974) |
| Strood | Kent | market charter |
| Stroud | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Sturminster Newton | Dorset | town council |
| Sudbury | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Surbiton | Greater London | borough (1936–1965) |
| Sutton | Greater London | borough (1934-1965) |
| Sutton Coldfield | West Midlands | market charter |
| Swaffham | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Swanage | Dorset | town council1 |
| Swanley | Kent | town council |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe | Kent | town council1 |
| Swindon | Wiltshire | borough (1900–1974) |
| Syston | Leicestershire | town council |
T[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tadcaster | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Tadley | Hampshire | town council |
| Tamworth | Staffordshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Taunton | Somerset | borough (1885–1974) |
| Tavistock | Devon | town council |
| Teignmouth | Devon | town council1 |
| Telscombe | East Sussex | town council |
| Tenbury Wells | Worcestershire | town council |
| Tenterden | Kent | town council1 |
| Tetbury | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Tewkesbury | Gloucestershire | town council1 |
| Thame | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Thatcham | Berkshire | town council |
| Thaxted | Essex | market charter |
| Thetford | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Thirsk | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Thornbury | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Thorne | South Yorkshire | town council |
| Thorpe St Andrew | Norfolk | town council |
| Thrapston | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Tickhill | South Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Tidworth | Wiltshire | town council |
| Tipton | West Midlands | borough (1938–1966) |
| Tiverton | Devon | town council1 |
| Todmorden | West Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Tonbridge | Kent | market charter |
| Topsham | Devon | market charter |
| Torpoint | Cornwall | town council1 |
| Torquay | Devon | borough (1892–1974) |
| Totnes | Devon | town council1 |
| Tottenham | Greater London | borough (1934–1965) |
| Totton and Eling | Hampshire | town council |
| Tow Law | Durham | town council1 |
| Towcester | Northamptonshire | town council |
| Tring | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Trowbridge | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Twickenham | Greater London | borough (1926–1965) |
| Tynemouth | Tyne and Wear | borough (1849–1974) |
U[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Uckfield | East Sussex | town council |
| Ulverston | Cumbria | town council1 |
| Uppingham | Rutland | town council |
| Upton-upon-Severn | Worcestershire | town council |
| Uttoxeter | Staffordshire | town council1 |
| Uxbridge | Greater London | borough (1955–1965) |
V[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ventnor | Isle of Wight | town council1 |
| Verwood | Dorset | town council |
W[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wadebridge | Cornwall | town council |
| Wadhurst | East Sussex | market charter |
| Wainfleet All Saints | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Wallasey | Merseyside | borough (1910–1974) |
| Wallsend | Tyne and Wear | borough (1901–1974) |
| Wallingford | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Walsall | West Midlands | borough (1835–1974) |
| Waltham Abbey | Essex | town council1 |
| Waltham Cross | Hertfordshire | market charter |
| Walthamstow | Greater London | borough (1926–1965) |
| Walton-on-Thames | Surrey | market charter |
| Wantage | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Ware | Hertfordshire | town council1 |
| Wareham | Dorset | town council1 |
| Warminster | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Warrington | Cheshire | borough (1847–1974) |
| Warwick | Warwickshire | town council1 |
| Watchet | Somerset | town council1 |
| Watford | Hertfordshire | borough (1922–1974) |
| Wath-upon-Dearne | South Yorkshire | market charter |
| Watlington | Oxfordshire | market charter |
| Watton | Norfolk | town council |
| Wellingborough | Northamptonshire | market charter |
| Wednesbury | West Midlands | borough (1886 - 1966) |
| Wellington | Shropshire | town council |
| Wellington | Somerset | town council1 |
| Wells-next-the-Sea | Norfolk | town council1 |
| Wem | Shropshire | town council |
| Wembley | Greater London | borough (1937–1965) |
| Wendover | Buckinghamshire | market charter |
| West Bedlington | Northumberland | town council |
| West Bromwich | West Midlands | borough (1882–1974) |
| West Ham | Greater London | borough (1886–1965) |
| West Malling | Kent | market charter |
| West Mersea | Essex | town council1 |
| West Tilbury | Essex | market charter |
| Westbury | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Westerham | Kent | market charter |
| Westhoughton | Greater Manchester | town council |
| Weston-super-Mare | Somerset | town council |
| Wetherby | West Yorkshire | town council |
| Weybridge | Surrey | market charter |
| Weymouth | Dorset | town council |
| Whaley Bridge | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Whitby | North Yorkshire | town council1 |
| Whitchurch | Hampshire | town council |
| Whitchurch | Shropshire | town council |
| Whitehaven | Cumbria | borough (1894–1974) |
| Whitehill | Hampshire | town council |
| Whitnash | Warwickshire | town council |
| Whittlesey | Cambridgeshire | town council |
| Whitworth | Lancashire | town council1 |
| Wickham | Hampshire | market charter |
| Wickwar | Gloucestershire | market charter |
| Widnes | Cheshire | borough (1892–1974) |
| Wigan | Greater Manchester | borough (1835–1974) |
| Wigton | Cumbria | town council |
| Willenhall | West Midlands | market charter |
| Willesden | Greater London | borough (1933–1965) |
| Wilton | Wiltshire | town council1 |
| Wilmslow | Cheshire | town council |
| Wimbledon | Greater London | borough (1905–1965) |
| Wimborne Minster | Dorset | town council1 |
| Wincanton | Somerset | town council |
| Winchcombe | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Winchelsea | East Sussex | market charter |
| Windermere | Cumbria | town council1 |
| Windsor | Berkshire | borough (1835–1974) |
| Winsford | Cheshire | town council1 |
| Winslow | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Winterton | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Wirksworth | Derbyshire | town council1 |
| Wisbech | Cambridgeshire | town council1 |
| Witham | Essex | town council |
| Withernsea | East Riding of Yorkshire | town council |
| Witney | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Wiveliscombe | Somerset | town council |
| Wivenhoe | Essex | town council1 |
| Woburn | Bedfordshire | market charter |
| Woburn Sands | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Woking | Surrey | market charter |
| Wokingham | Berkshire | town council1 |
| Wolsingham | Durham | market charter |
| Wolverton and Greenleys | Buckinghamshire | town council |
| Wood Green | Greater London | borough (1933–1965) |
| Woodbridge | Suffolk | town council1 |
| Woodley | Berkshire | town council |
| Woodstock | Oxfordshire | town council1 |
| Wooler | Northumberland | market charter |
| Workington | Cumbria | town council |
| Worksop | Nottinghamshire | charter trustees |
| Worthing | West Sussex | borough (1890–1974) |
| Wotton-under-Edge | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Wragby | Lincolnshire | town council |
| Wymondham | Norfolk | town council1 |
Y[edit]
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Yarm | North Yorkshire | town council |
| Yarmouth | Isle of Wight | town council |
| Yate | Gloucestershire | town council |
| Yateley | Hampshire | town council |
| Yeovil | Somerset | town council |
Designated new towns[edit]
Main article: New towns in the United Kingdom
| Town | Ceremonial county | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | Essex | new town (designated 1949) |
| Bracknell | Berkshire | new town (designated 1949) |
| Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | new town (designated 1967) |
| Redditch | Worcestershire | new town (designated 1964) |
| Runcorn | Cheshire | new town (designated 1964) |
| Telford | Shropshire | new town (designated 1968) |
| Washington | Tyne and Wear | new town (designated 1964) |
| Welwyn Garden City | Hertfordshire | new town (designated 1948) |