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Revision as of 21:05, 4 January 2008
Small burghs were units of local government in Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 in 1930.
The Act reclassified existing burghs into two classes, large and small burghs. While large burghs became largely independent of the county councils of the 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 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, with the administration of their areas passing to new district councils within the regions, or to islands area councils established under the Act. In many cases community councils were established to represent the views of the townspeople.
List of small burghs in 1975
This is a list of small burghs as they existed on abolition in 1975, along with the district and region to which the area of the burgh passed. Royal burghs are marked with a dagger†:
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Small burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Ballater | Grampian | Kincardine and Deeside |
Ellon | Grampian | Gordon |
Huntly | Grampian | Gordon |
Inverurie† | Grampian | Gordon |
Kintore† | Grampian | Gordon |
Old Meldrum | Grampian | Gordon |
Peterhead | Grampian | Banff and Buchan |
Rosehearty | Grampian | Banff and Buchan |
Turriff | Grampian | Banff and Buchan |
Small Burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Girvan | Strathclyde | Kyle & Carrick |
Irvine | Strathclyde | Cunninghame |
Kilwinning | Strathclyde | Cunninghame |
Small burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Aberchirder | Grampian | Banff and Buchan |
Aberlour | Grampian | Moray |
Banff† | Grampian | Banff and Buchan |
Buckie | Grampian | Moray |
Cullen† | Grampian | Moray |
Dufftown | Grampian | Moray |
Findochty | Grampian | Moray |
Fraserburgh | Grampian | Banff and Buchan |
Keith | Grampian | Moray |
Macduff | Grampian | Banff and Buchan |
Portknockie | Grampian | Moray |
Portsoy | Grampian | Banff and Buchan |
Small burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Thurso | Highland | Caithness |
Wick† | Highland | Caithness |
Small burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Fort William | Highland | Lochaber |
Kingussie | Highland | Badenoch and Strathspey |
Small burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Burghead | Grampian | Moray |
Elgin† | Grampian | Moray |
Forres† | Grampian | Moray |
Grantown-on-Spey | Highland | Badenoch and Strathspey |
Lossiemouth and Branderburgh | Grampian | Moray |
Rothes | Grampian | Moray |
Small burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Nairn† | Highland | Nairn |
Small burgh |
Islands area 1975 |
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Kirkwall† | Orkney Islands |
Small burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Cromarty | Highland | Ross and Cromarty |
Dingwall† | Highland | Ross and Cromarty |
Fortrose† | Highland | Ross and Cromarty |
Invergordon | Highland | Ross and Cromarty |
Stornoway | Western Isles islands area | |
Tain† | Highland | Ross and Cromarty |
Small burgh |
Region 1975 |
District 1975 |
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Dornoch† | Highland | Sutherland |
Small burgh |
Islands area 1975 |
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Lerwick | Shetland |