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    In England, a village would usually have a church, and hence would be the centre of worship for a community. This is the chief difference between a village and a hamlet.

    Such kind of a settlement could house from a couple of hundred people to approximately 5,000 people.

    A village is different from a town in several ways. Namely, there should not be a standard market with regard to agriculture. Moreover, nowadays there exists very little such difference. Also, a village can't boast of a mayor or a town hall. In a village, there needs to be a considerable property of open fields in which the parish is enclosed. Lastly, a neighbouring city or town cannot exercise legislative control over a village.
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    Cinnamon 

    answered 3 years ago

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