In 1981 Torrington celebrated its centenary, and was officially classified as a village.

The settlement is officially classified as a rural (village), as agriculture dominate its economy.

Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village.

It is the only administrative unit left in the non-insular area of Tokyo that is still classified as a village.

In 2011 it became the first lake in Wales to be classified as a village green.

Tobermore is classified as a small village or hamlet.

Yakoruda was proclaimed a town on 9 September 1964, having previously been officially classified as a village.

The settlement is statistically classified as a rural one (village).

The village was abandoned sometime in the late 14th century and is classified as a deserted medieval village.

The settlement itself is still statistically classified as a rural (village).