DISCOVER BRITAIN'S MARKETS AND MARKET TOWNS

Market towns began to establish themselves at centres of local activity and were an important feature of rural life, such as the towns of Market Drayton, Market Harborough, Market Rasen, and Market Deeping. Equally by the same token, the likes of Chipping Norton, Chipping Ongar, and Chipping Sodbury became hives of activity; the ‘chipping' prefix being derived from a Saxon verb meaning "to buy"... Welcome to Discover Britain's Markets and Markets Towns, an indispensable annual guide to the wealth of markets and market towns that are available to visit and explore across Great Britain.