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Burgh

A burgh (/ˈbʌrə/ BURR-ə) 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.

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Burgh

Nodes203
Edges202
Triples141
Avg. degree1.99
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related to history · 46
Burgh → Act, Ayr, Baltic Sea, Berwick, Burgage, Burgesses, Burgh Police, Burgher, Burghs, By, Charters, David, Dumfries, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, England, English, Excluded, Flemish, France
related to Etymology · 29
Burgh → Acts, Another, As, Burg, Burgh Castle, Cumbrian, Dover Castle, Drumburgh, Dutch, England, Flensburg, German, Hall, Hamburg, In, In Scotland, Longburgh, Mayburgh Henge, Old English, Old English Burh
related to Other · 20
Burgh → Brooklyn, County Mayo, Indiana, Ireland And, New York, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, South AustraliaEnosburg Falls, United StatesEdinburgh, United StatesEdithburgh, United StatesGreenburgh, United StatesHamptonburgh, United StatesHarrisburg, United StatesLouisburgh, United StatesNewburgh, United StatesPlattsburgh, United StatesWilliamsburg, Vermont, Virginia, West Germanic
related to Dean of Guild · 10
Burgh → Appointments, Dean, Glasgow, Guild, Guild Court, Lord Dean, Lord Provost, Merchants House, The, This
related to Provost · 6
Burgh → Act, Many, Scotland, Since, The, Town Councils
see also · 5
Burgh → Cities, Royal BurghsFive BurghsList, ScotlandBorough-buryConvention, ScotlandList, UK
related to Toponymy · 4
Burgh → Britons, England, Great Britain, Scotland
related to Trading privileges · 4
Burgh → Craftsmen, Early Burghs, Merchants, The
related to Types · 4
Burgh → Parliamentary, Police, Royal, There
related to England · 3
Burgh → AlburghAldeburghBamburghBarnburghBawburghBlythburghBurghfieldCarrawburghChedburghDickleburghDrumburghDunstanburghFleggburghFlookburghGrundisburghHappisburghHoo St WerburghIckbur…, Examples, Oxburgh HallRumburghRyburghShuckburghSmallburghSouthburghSt WerburghsTasburghWhinburghWinfrith NewburghYarburgh

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burghs scotland royal act police local provost council town also government title burgesses england english city borough 1975 many old

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policeinstance ofindependent of the county council except in major services0.80text
educationinstance ofindependent of the county council except in major services0.80text
inspecting wineinstance ofthey often had specific tasks0.80text
or aleinstance ofthey often had specific tasks0.80text
or other products sold at marketinstance ofthey often had specific tasks0.80text
Burghrelated to BurgessesEnglish0.60section
Burghrelated to BurgessesThese0.60section
Burghrelated to Dean of GuildThis0.60section
Burghrelated to Dean of GuildDean0.60section
Burghrelated to Dean of GuildGuild Court0.60section
Burghrelated to Dean of GuildThe0.60section
Burghrelated to Dean of GuildAppointments0.60section

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