Small burgh
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| Small burgh | |
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| Category | Counties |
| Created by | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 |
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A small burgh was a unit of
county
in which they lay, small burghs lost many of their powers to the county authority. Small burghs were responsible for such matters as housing, lighting and street cleaning and drainage. Police forces maintained by small burghs were merged with the county force.
Small burghs were abolished in 1975regions, or to islands area councils established under the Act. In many cases community councils were established to represent the views of the townspeople.
For a complete list of small burghs see
List of local government areas in Scotland 1930 - 1975
.
References
- ^ Burgh Records, National Records of Scotland (accessed 5 June 2022)
- ^ "Burgh records: research guide 6". John Gray Centre: Library Museum Archive archaeology. Retrieved 9 August 2022.