List of towns in Wales

In Wales, as in England and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter of incorporation, more commonly known as a town charter, approved by the monarch. Fifty-five boroughs in Wales were given parliamentary representation in 1536, but the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 recognised only 20 Welsh boroughs. Subsequent urban growth led to the designation of other places as boroughs, including Wrexham, Rhondda, Barry and Merthyr Tydfil, but many other settlements were only granted the status of urban district. The Local Government Act 1972 allows civil parishes in England and Wales to resolve themselves to be town councils.

Cities are also listed (in bold). Until the 16th century, a town was recognised as a city if it had a diocesan cathedral within its limits. The city of St Davids, with a population of about 2,000, received its city status in this way. St Asaph acquired city status in 2012 as part of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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See also

• List of cities in Wales
• List of built-up areas in Wales by population
• Welsh place names in other countries
• List of standardised Welsh place-names

Notes

1. List of cities in Wales
2. List of built-up areas in Wales by population
3. List of towns in the United Kingdom
4. List of ONS built-up areas in England by population
5. List of towns and cities in Scotland by population
6. List of cities in Australia
7. List of towns in Australia
8. List of places in New South Wales by population
9. Lists of places in Wales
10. Lists of twin towns and sister cities
11. List of fictional settlements
12. List of towns in New York
13. List of ghost towns by country
14. List of municipalities in Massachusetts
15. List of twin towns and sister cities in Wales
16. List of city and town halls in Wales
17. Wales
18. List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania
19. List of highest communities in the United States
20. List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom