Motorway town is a term describing towns which have either been built because of, or have had their functions changed by a nearby motorway. In the UK, many are found on the M25 in Kent and Surrey. They are normally detached from a nearby urban centre or city, but they can be found further away, such as Crawley.
The term is used in North Kent and Surrey and is derogatory, referring to these towns as stereotypical middle class commuter towns dependant on larger cities.
Motorway towns in the UK
*Sevenoaks, Kent
*Oxted, Surrey
*Westerham, Kent
*Reigate, Surrey
*Redhill, Surrey
*Dartford, Kent
*Ashford, Kent
*Crawley, West Sussex
*Swanley, Kent
*Meopham, Kent
*Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
*Chertsey, Surrey
*Maidstone, Kent
*Orpington, Greater London
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