County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland), to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in Northern Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland they remain in existence but have been renamed cities under the provisions of the Local Government Act 2001. The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 re-introduced the term for certain "principal areas" in Wales. Scotland did not have county boroughs but instead counties of cities. These were abolished on 16 May 1975. All four Scottish cities of the time — Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow — were included in this category. There w
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County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland), to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in Northern Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland they remain in existence but have been renamed cities under the provisions of the Local Government Act 2001. The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 re-introduced the term for certain "principal areas" in Wales. Scotland did not have county boroughs but instead counties of cities. These were abolished on 16 May 1975. All four Scottish cities of the time — Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow — were included in this category. There w
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County Borough (wörtlich „Graf ...... lärt), Limerick und Waterford.
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County borough is a term intro ...... om police, education and fire.
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County borough, traduit en fra ...... ies of cities, abolis en 1975.
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England and Wales 1974
Northern Ireland 1973
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County borough
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England and Wales and Ireland
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Lieutenancy area
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County Borough (wörtlich „Graf ...... ten in Österreich vergleichen.
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County borough is a term intro ...... uded in this category. There w
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County borough, traduit en fra ...... ies of cities, abolis en 1975.
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County Borough
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County borough
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County borough
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