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Burgh — For other uses, see Burgh (disambiguation). A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland A burgh ( … Wikipedia
Burgh constituency — A burgh constituency is a type of parliamentary constituency in Scotland. It is a constituency which is predominantly urban, and on this basis has been designated as a burgh constituency. They are the successors of the historic parliamentary… … Wikipedia
Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 — (ISBN 0 900178 09 4), F. W. S. Craig, Political Reference Publications, Chichester, Sussex, 1972, provides text and outline map descriptions of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies in Great Britain for the period 1918 to 1983 and in Northern… … Wikipedia
Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies — The official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies (some of which originate from the names used for constituencies in predecessor Parliaments) are those given in the legal instrument creating the constituency or re defining it at a … Wikipedia
Royal burgh — A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished in 1975, the term is still used in many of the former burghs. [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/lds… … Wikipedia
Police burgh — A police burgh was a Scottish burgh which had adopted a “police system” for governing the town. They existed from 1833 to 1975.The 1833 actThe first police burghs were created under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1833 (3 4 Wm IV c.46). This act … Wikipedia
James Burgh — (1714 1775) was a British Whig politician whose book Political Disquisitions set out an early case for free speech and universal suffrage::: All lawful authority, legislative, and executive, originates from the people .Burgh also wrote on… … Wikipedia
Clanricarde, Ulick de Burgh, marquess and 5th earl of — ▪ English noble Burgh also spelled Bourke , or Burke born 1604, London died July 1657, Somerhill, Kent, England one of the few Catholic magnates to support the Royalist cause in Ireland against the Parliamentarians during the English… … Universalium
Hubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde — Old Wares Clanricarde as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, May 1900 Hubert George de Burgh Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (30 November 1832 – 12 April 1916 London), was an Anglo Irish ascendancy nobleman and politician. He… … Wikipedia
Inverness — This article is about the city in Scotland. For other uses, see Inverness (disambiguation). Coordinates: / 72745) 57°28′18″N 4°13′31″W / 57.4717°N 4.2254°W … Wikipedia
