Ancient borough
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ancient-borough-192-5141894
title:
Ancient borough
text:
An ancient borough was a historic unit of lower-tier local government in England and Wales. The ancient boroughs covered only important towns and were established by charters granted at different times by the monarchy. Their history is largely concerned with the origin of such towns and how they gained the right of self-government. Ancient boroughs were reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which introduced directly elected corporations and allowed the incorporation of new industrial
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic unit of lower-tier local government in England and Wales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_borough
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date modified:
2024-04-12T03:23:19Z
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13
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