A burgh (/ˈbʌrə/ BURR-ə, Scots: [ˈbʌɾə]) is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative...
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A royal burgh (/ˈbʌrə/ BURR-ə) was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by...
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Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh (English: /d ˈbɜːr/ d'-BER), is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and musician...
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The House of Burgh (English: /bɜːr/; ber; French pronunciation: [buʁ]) or Burke (Irish: de Búrca; Latin: Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later...
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England Baron Burgh Burgh Bypass Burgh Castle civil parish, Norfolk, England Burgh Castle Roman Site, at Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England Burgh Heath, Surrey...
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Elizabeth de Burgh (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR; c. 1289 – 27 October 1327) was the second wife and only queen consort of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots...
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"The Lady in Red" is a song by British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh. It was released on 20 June 1986 as the second single from the album Into...
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A burgh of barony was a type of Scottish town (burgh). Burghs of barony were distinct from royal burghs, as the title was granted to a landowner who,...
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small burgh was a unit of local government in Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 in 1930. The Act reclassified existing burghs into...
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Royal Burgh of Aberdeen absorbed Aberdeenshire burghs of Old Aberdeen burgh (burgh of barony 1489, police burgh 1860), Woodside (police burgh 1860) in...
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