Villages in UK & US

A village is a collection of houses and other buildings, such as a church, school, pub and one or more shops, in a country area, smaller than a town:
the village pub
village life
Village is also used to refer to all the people who live in such a place:
The whole village turned out to the baker’s funeral.
A villager is a person who lives in a village.

Cultural Note:

When American people use the word “village” in American English they are usually talking about an old, attractive, small town in Europe or a small area of simple houses in a less developed country, for example in Africa. “Village” is not usually used to talk about places in the US. In British English, however, “village” is used for small towns in general, whether they are new, busy, old or quiet.

Village Green

Village green is an area of grass in the centre of an English village for the use of all the people who live there. People often think of a game of cricket on the village green in the summer as being a very traditional English scene.

Village Idiot

The village idiot is a stereotype of a very stupid person, usually a man, living in a village. He talks and behaves like a child, knows nothing of the modern world, and is generally treated kindly by the other people in the village.