Urban settlement (8)
(Other definitions for town that I've seen before include "Milton Keynes, say, with 1a [NEW]" , "Nelson, for example" , "Large urban area" , "Municipality" , "Built-up area" .)
(Other definitions for township that I've seen before include "Settlement" , "Urban area for non-whites in South Africa under apartheid" , "farm in Scotland (shared with other tenants)" , "Old manor" , "Small community" .)