Daijr: "村の行政事務を行う役所".

I guess you have to keep in mind the 市町村 classification. I know in Australia the terminology is rather looser (we don't really use "village"). A recent decision by the government statistician to restrict the "town" category to settlement with populations of more than 200 has caused outrage.

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+<xref type="see" seq="1776840">町役場・まちやくば</xref>
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+<gloss g_type="expl">local administration office in a village</gloss>

See below.

The meaning above seems to me to give slightly the wrong impression; albeit that Kenkyusha supports it. In the English interpretation, in the mind of an Englishman, one at least, this gives the impression of an office in a village. Whereas, in reality this one Englishman thinks that it really means an official office [e., official village office - somewhat smaller than a town hall might imply]. I am sure that a Japanes person would only associate this entry with something similar to the Parish Council Offices [like we have in England]. Your other entries and elsewhere confirm the official nature of "役場", for example:-

役場 【やくば】 (n) town hall; (P)
役人 【やくにん】 (n) government official; (P)

I am suggesting that something implying the concept of official is included in the meaning.