Gristmills existd so that the local peasantry had somewhere to go to gring their wheat into flour for use at home. Mills to grind flour were generally too expensive for each family to own their own, other than small hand mills, so the town gristmill was where most of the populace had their grain processed.
Market towns of Vestfold county ended in 1921.
Market towns of Buskerud county ended in 1921.
Market towns of Møre og Romsdal county ended in 1953.
Colchester, Chichester, and Malmsbury were market towns.
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"Market towns" are "des villes de marché", or "des bourgs" in French (both terms old-fashioned)
Mostly market towns and lots of trading involving many cash crops and lumber.
The cattle market was spread by the creation of cow towns.
Meeting needs through trade allowed free-market economies to develop in these towns.
The purpose of the asx is to act as a primary market, a secondary market and to provide investor protection
Towns located near railroads to market and ship cattle.