La Grange, Illinois Village Hall

In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for Villages It functions much as a city hall does within cities.

Bedhampton Social Hall, UK.

More widely, a village hall may also be a building within a village which is owned by and run for the local community. It is typically used for many functions such as parish council meetings, bowls club headquarters, community theatre, dance venue, jumble sales and more besides. Village halls typically have charitable status ^[1]. They are sometimes called the village institute rather than village hall.

See also

• Church hall
• Community centre
• Function hall
• Local community

TV Series

Village Hall was a British Television series.

References

1. ^ Use of Church Halls for Village Hall and Other Charitable Purposes, Charity Commission, United Kingdom, July 2001.