hamlet
Churchless rural cluster
A hamlet is a small village, typically smaller than a village proper and lacking a church or other central institutions.
The word suggests rural isolation and modest population—a cluster of houses in the countryside rather than any organized settlement.
We drove through several hamlets before reaching the town. (Capitalized Hamlet is Shakespeare's play.)
Of the countryside
- cottageSmall rural home
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- farmingCultivating land for food
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
parish · homestead · bucolic · idyllic · provincial · small-town · dwelling · remote
rural
Of the countryside
countryside · parish · homestead · bucolic · idyllic · provincial · small-town · dwelling · remote · crossroads
- land divisionsparcel, subdivision, section, lot, tract
- township settlementrural town, farming community, mining town, mill town, market town
- French Communescommune, municipal council, town council, adjoint, deputy mayor
- Saxon villageburgh, ham, tun, thorp, wick
- countrysidefarmhouse, farm, barns, farmyard, barn
- placescity, town, building, buildings, house
hamletcity
Large populated area
metropolis · megalopolis · urban center · conurbation · municipality
hamletmetropolis
Large important city
urban sprawl · city · downtown · inner city · city center