English Explanatory Dictionary

county borough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A borough (or town), in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose government is independent of its local county council.

Word forms

county borough county boroughs

Etymology

From county + borough. They were introduced by the Local Government Act of 1888, originally requiring 50,000 inhabitants.

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