Nice towns/villages with little independent shops

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Can anyone recommend some little villages/towns to visit that I might enjoy?
I love Pickering, Whitby and Helmsley in North Yorkshire. I really like the Shambles in York and lots of places in Northumberland/Tyne and Wear e.g. Tynemouth, Newcastle Quayside market.

I also really quite liked Harrogate and I am going to Bakewell next week. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for somewhere with lots of little gift shops/galleries/craft markets and maybe somewhere nice to eat too.

Thanks in advance, I know it's quite a specific request

I was impressed with Tewkesbury when I was there a few years ago.

Cowbridge in s Wales is lovely..make sure you say hi to debs in the antique shop / tea room
I quite liked Abergavenny also
Portmadoc

Need to look up saltaire..I don’t think I’m too far away
Lots of people say Beverly is nice..we must make a trip there.
Skipton
Knaresbrough

I second Cirencester; also Stow on the Wold nice.

Ripon, has a small market on a Thursday and so interesting shops plus a booths supermarket
Pateley bridge also a bit different and a bit hilly. It’s got a fabulous old fashioned herbalists shop..so while the shop looks old fashioned, John Earnshaw really know his stuff
Easingwold is a quaint little town. Friday is market day. Not a lot of shops but some interesting ones and some nice tea rooms

Burford in the Cotswolds
Stockbridge in Hampshire
Bosham near Chichester

Castleton and Hathersage in the Hope Valley, Derbyshire.

Pershore is what Stratford would be like without Shakespeare.
Ledbury.

Beverley in Yorkshire.

Thanks for all your suggestions!
I keep checking back and there are always more suggestions that look good. I know a couple of these places but the rest are all new to me.