The population grew only by 10 % from 1917 to 1939, while the population right outside the market town ’ s borders grew significantly.

With his northern borders secured, Edward felt free to continue his major offensive against France, laying siege to the town of Calais.

Poitiers became a garrison town, despite its distance from France's borders.

There are also many villages which span the boundaries of more than one town or township, and some villages may even straddle county borders.

The Taos Pueblo, that borders the town of Taos on its north side, has been occupied for nearly a millennium.

The town and village borders

In addition to the presidio ( royal fort ) and pueblo ( town ), the misión was one of the three major agencies employed by the Spanish sovereign to extend its borders and consolidate its colonial territories.

In 1264 Daniel of Galicia and Bolesław V the Chaste met in the town to establish the borders of their domains.

The town borders the Neches River and Cow Bayou.

The Schaghticoke Indian Reservation is also located within town borders.

The old town centre, within the borders of the old city walls, is nowadays protected by the government, both the main structures and architectural details.

The town of Pompei is located at the eastern borders of its province, and its urban area is contiguous with Scafati, in the Province of Salerno.

This meant that no alcohol could be sold within the town ’ s borders.

To the south, the old town borders onto the Swiss town of Kreuzlingen.

The borders remained unchanged until 1970 when the newly founded town Schenefeld ( formerly part of Rendsburg district ) joined Steinburg.

Kranjska Gora () is a town and a municipality on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italian borders.

The area is now within the borders of the town of Scotland, Connecticut.

Nogales, Arizona, borders the city of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and is Arizona's largest international border town.

The town borders Lake Enterprise, a popular location for local fishing and watersports.

The area is generally considered an integral part of Oroville, and borders the town on two sides, in addition to the near-enclave of the city of Oroville surrounded by Thermalito on all sides, with the exception of the extremely narrow spit of land connecting Afterbay to Oroville proper.

Los Padres National Forest borders the town on the north, and many backcountry areas within the forest are accessible from Highway 33, which is the major highway through town south to north.

Candlewood Lake dominates the eastern side of the town and extends both north and south beyond the town borders.

The Bodmin Beacon Local Nature Reserve is the hill overlooking the town.

A number of noteworthy coastal areas abut the Kattegat, including the Kullaberg Nature Reserve in Scania, Sweden, which contains a number of rare species and a scenic rocky shore, the town of Mölle, which has a picturesque harbour and views into the Kullaberg, and Skagen at the northern tip of Denmark.

Nature Camp, a youth summer camp, is located in the county near the town of Vesuvius.

Th Crowland Ponds Nature Reserve is north of the town, next to the west side of the Welland.

The Nature Conservancy's Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve is adjacent to the town.

White Cloud, a town of perhaps 200 persons and a variety of businesses, was located about where the present Wabash Trace Nature Trail crosses the Nishnabotna River three miles southeast of Malvern.

The Wabash Trace Nature Trail, a former rail line, enters the town from the west and runs southeasterly through town, making a southerly turn before meeting Silver Creek.

There are several protected areas within town, including Cedar Swamp Conservation Area, Cheever Commons Conservation Area, Coolidge Reservation, Owl's Nest Nature Preservation Land, Powder House Hill Reservation, and Wyman Hill Conservation Area.

Novinger versus Nature: Being a river town, Novinger was no stranger to frequent flooding of the Chariton River during the community's early years.

The West Park Nature Reserve contains a wide variety of habitats ; it is located on the western edge of the town.

In addition to the Sintra Mountains and Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, the parishes of the town of Sintra are dotted by royal retreats, estates, castles and buildings from the 8th-9th century, in addition to many buildings completed between the 15th and 19th century, including the Castelo dos Mouros, the Pena National Palace and the Sintra National Palace, resulting in its classification by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1995.

The Fleet Pond Nature Reserve is a notable beauty spot on the northern edge of the town.

The Hodbarrow Nature Reserve is owned by the RSPB and is located to the south of the town, which in October 2005, saw the unveiling of its new public aid, with logos produced by local artists Stuart Edwards and Holly Parminter.

The Millom Iron Works Local Nature Reserve is located to the east of the town.

There are two train stations in town, the Pawling station in the village and the Appalachian Trail station, allowing passengers to hike that trail up into the Pawling Nature Reserve along Hammersby Ridge in the northern section of town.

The Dudley Museum and Art Gallery is located in the town centre, and houses a large collection of fossils excavated from the nearby Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, along with an exhibit on local footballer Duncan Edwards, and an art gallery featuring the work of local artists.

North-west of the town centre lies the Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, the first British nature reserve in an urban area and a site of special scientific interest ( SSSI ), considered to be one of the most notable geological locations in the British Isles.

The Quarr Local Nature Reserve at the northern end of the town makes use of an old quarry and landfill site, Sherborne Area Partnership oversees a successful Environment Forum, and in 2009 Sherborne became an official Transition Town, running a number of projects and events as a community response to climate change and peak oil.

At the same time, the Taketomi town offices, under the premise of obtaining permission from the Ryukyu government to keep the cats, confiscated samples from the staff of the National Museum of Nature and Science and brought them back to their offices.

Visitors to the town can visit the nearby World Heritage Site of New Lanark, close to the Falls of Clyde, the Corehouse estate and the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Corehouse Nature Reserve.

* To the south of the town is Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, on the northern limit of The Wash.

* Bang Pu Nature Reserve, about 12 km east of the town center, has a big bird population.