burgh
Sign in to savethumb|300px|The Royal Burgh of Culross in Fife A burgh ( ) is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United Kingdom. Following local government reorganisation in 1975, the title of "royal burgh" remains in use in many towns, but now has little more than ceremonial value.
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- administrative territorial entity
- Country
- United Kingdom
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- Burgh Seal of Crail, Fife (reverse).JPG
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- Category:Burghs
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- Free imperial cities
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Um burgh foi um tipo de incorporação municipal autônoma, geralmente uma vila, que existiu na Escócia desde o século XII. O reconhecimento da condição de burgh, entretanto, tem pouco mais que valor cerimonial. A maior parte dos burghs reais mantêm o título para propósitos cerimoniais. O chefe titular de um burgh chama-se provost.
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