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Burgh (pronounced ''burruh'') represents an Autonomous corporate entity, usually a Town , and has been in use in Scotland since at least the 12th Century . Recognition of burgh status has now, however, little more than ceremonial value. The titular head of a burgh is called a Provost . Most Royal Burgh s retain the title for ceremonial purposes, with the notable exception of the Scottish Cities . Burghs had rights to representation in the Parliament Of Scotland . Under the Acts Of Union Of 1707 many became Parliamentary Burghs , represented in the Parliament Of Great Britain . Under the Reform Acts Of 1832 , 32 years after the merger of the Parliament of Great Britain into the Parliament Of The United Kingdom , the boundaries of burghs for parliamentary Election s ceased to be necessarily their boundaries for other purposes. When Scottish County Council s were created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 burghs were already important in the Local Government of Scotland. County councils and burgh councils were both abolished under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , which created a new system of Regions And Districts and Island Council Area s. TYPES OF BURGH There are several types of burgh, including; ETYMOLOGY As used in this article, the Word ''burgh'' is derived from Scots Language and refers to corporate entities whose Legality is peculiar to Scotland. (Scottish Law was protected and preserved as distinct from laws of England under the Acts Of Union Of 1707 .) Pronunciation is the same as for the English word '' Borough '', which is a near Cognate of the Scots word. The word has cognates, or near cognates, in other Germanic Languages . For example, '' Burg '' in German , and '' Borg '' in both Danish and Swedish ; the equivalent word is also to be found in Frisian , Dutch , Norwegian , and Icelandic . The Scots language ''burgh'' and the English language ''borough'' are derived from the '' means '' Castle '', though so many towns grew up around castles that it almost came to mean '' City '', and is incorporated into many Placenames , such as Hamburg and Strasbourg ), A number of other Europe an languages have cognate words which were borrowed from the Germanic Languages during the Middle Ages , including ''brog'' in Irish , ''bwr'' or ''bwrc'', meaning "wall, rampart" in Welsh , ''bourg'' in French , ''borgo'' in Italian , and ''burgo'' in Spanish (hence the place-name Burgos ). The most obviously derivative words are in German (both literally '' Citizen '', with connotations of Middle-class in English and other Germanic Languages ). Also related are the words '' Bourgeois '' and '' Belfry '' (both from the French ), and '' Burglar ''; more distantly, it is related to words meaning '' Hill '' or '' Mountain '' in a number of languages ( Cf. the second element of '' Iceberg ''). BURGH AS AN ELEMENT IN PLACENAMES Burgh is commonly used as a Suffix in place names, in Scotland and where Scots Emigrate d to:
And as a placename on its own, in the West Germanic countries:
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