Burgh (Scotland)
A Burgh (to be pronounced burruh ) constitutes an autonomous social entity, mainly a city, which exists in Scotland since at least the 12th century. The recognition of the statute of Burgh has from now on, however, hardly more than one value of ceremony.
The chief on a purely honorary basis of a burgh was called Provost. The majority of the royal burghs preserved this title for the ceremonies, except notable for the Scottish Ville S.
The burghs had a right of representation to the Parlement of Scotland. By the Acte of Union of 1707 much became Burghs members of Parliament, represented with the Parlement of Great Britain.
The Law of reform of 1832, 32 years after the fusion of the Parliament of Great Britain within the Parliament of the United Kingdom, made that the borders of the burghs for the parliamentary elections did not constitute any more of the borders for other goals.
When the County council S Scottish were created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 the burghs became again important in the Local government of Scotland. But the County councils and the burgh councils were abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which created a new system of areas and districts and island council area S.
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