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Buckhaven, Methil and Innerleven

I find references to two parliamentary burghs called Buckhaven and Methil and Innerleven, created 1918. In List of burghs in Scotland#Fife I find a reference to a police burgh called Buckhaven and Methil, created 1891. Perhaps by 1918 there was no sense of a need for the names of parliamentary burghs to correspond with the names of burghs for other purposes. Or is there some other explanation? Laurel Bush 12:12, 14 February 2006 (UTC).[reply]

I reckon now there was just one parliamentary burgh, Buckhaven, Methil and Innerleven, which is the original name of the police burgh later called Buckhaven and Methil. Laurel Bush 12:35, 16 February 2006 (UTC).[reply]

County boundaries

I am wondering what system of counties is used in the article. Various parliamentary burghs were not created until after boundaries were changed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. Laurel Bush 12:19, 14 February 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Queensferry and South Queensferry

Queensferry and South Queensferry seem to be slightly different names for the same burgh, not two different burghs. Also, I dont think the burgh was ever in Fife. Midlothian/Edinburghshire perhaps. Laurel Bush 12:25, 15 February 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Looks to me now like Queensferry, as a parliamentary burgh, was renamed South Queensferry in 1832. Probably enlarged as well. (At this time, 1832, boundaries of burghs for parliamentary elections ceased to be necessarily their boundaries for other purposes.) And it was in West Lothian. Laurel Bush 10:41, 16 February 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Outside Scotland

There were Districts of Boroughs outside Scotland, Carnarvon Boroughs, Denbigh Boroughs, and Swansea District of Boroughs to my certain knowledge. DuncanHill (talk) 23:09, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:District of burghs

Buckhaven, Methil and Innerleven

County boundaries

Queensferry and South Queensferry

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