Definition of Burghs. Meaning of Burghs. Synonyms of Burghs

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Definition of Burghs

Burgh
Burgh Burgh, n. [OE. See Burg.] A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough.

Meaning of Burghs from wikipedia

- other burghs including Edinburgh, Stirling, Dunfermline, Haddington, Perth, Dumfries, Jedburgh, Montrose, Rutherglen and Lanark. Most of the burghs granted...
- royal burghs. Most royal burghs were either created by the Crown, or upgraded from another status, such as burgh of barony. As discrete classes of burgh emerged...
- the type of burgh concerned. The Scottish burghs were abolished in 1975. Burghs produced many types of historical records. Medieval burghs started to appear...
- Northern Burghs may refer to: Tain Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament...
- under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 46). This act enabled existing royal burghs, burghs of regality, and burghs of barony to...
- Government (Scotland) Act 1889, there were 26 burghs which were excluded from county council control. Many other burghs were within the area controlled by county...
- the burghs of Ayr and Irvine were parliamentary burghs, represented as components of Ayr Burghs. In 1832 Kilmarnock became a parliamentary burgh, to be...
- until 1975. During this period four burghs were also counties, or counties of cities in Scotland. These four burghs were counties of cities, being independent...
- after which the burghs enjo**** only the jurisdictional rights of burghs of barony. Burgh, borough, and ancient borough List of burghs in Scotland Kilwinning...
- of royal burgh. Many different types of burghs existed in Scotland, including royal burghs, burghs of barony and regality, parliamentary burghs and police...