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Small burgh
Category	Burgh
Location	Scotland
Found in	Counties
Created by	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929
Created	1930
Abolished by	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Abolished	1975

Small burghs were units of local government in Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 in 1930. A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 The Local Government (Scotland Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo V C25 reorganised local government in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint County councils The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland Local government in the United Kingdom is arranged into four different systems with one each for England Northern Ireland Scotland and Wales Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo V C25 reorganised local government in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint County councils

The Act reclassified existing burghs into two classes, large and small burghs. In 1930 the Scottish Burghs were split into two types large burghs and Small burghs The councils of large burghs had more responsibilities and 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. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 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. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. In many cases community councils were established to represent the views of the townspeople. Community councils (CCs are the most local statutory representative bodies in Great Britain.

1 List of small burghs in 1975

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†:

Aberdeenshire

Small burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
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

Ayrshire

Small Burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
Ardrossan	Strathclyde	Cunninghame
Girvan	Strathclyde	Kyle & Carrick
Irvine	Strathclyde	Cunninghame
Kilwinning	Strathclyde	Cunninghame
Saltcoats	Strathclyde	Cunninghame

Banffshire

Small burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
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

Caithness

Small burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
Thurso	Highland	Caithness
Wick†	Highland	Caithness

Inverness-shire

Small burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
Fort William	Highland	Lochaber
Kingussie	Highland	Badenoch and Strathspey

Moray

Small burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
Burghead	Grampian	Moray
Elgin†	Grampian	Moray
Forres†	Grampian	Moray
Grantown-on-Spey	Highland	Badenoch and Strathspey
Lossiemouth and Branderburgh	Grampian	Moray
Rothes	Grampian	Moray

Nairnshire

Small burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
Nairn†	Highland	Nairn

Orkney

Small burgh	Islands area 1975
Kirkwall†	Orkney Islands

Ross and Cromarty

Small burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
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

Sutherland

Small burgh	Region 1975	District 1975
Dornoch†	Highland	Sutherland

Zetland

Small burgh	Islands area 1975
Lerwick	Shetland

A royal burgh was a type of Scottish Burgh which had been founded by or subsequently granted a Royal charter. Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen ( Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland. Ballater is a Burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Ellon is a sizeable town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 Miles north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan (pronounced Huntly ('Hunndaidh' is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie. Inverurie is a Royal Burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and lies on the Kintore ( Gaelic: Ceann Tòrr) is a town and former Royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in north east Scotland. Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement having a population of approximately 19000 Rosehearty ( Gaelic: Ros Abhartaich) Rizarty in the local dialect is located on the Moray Firth coast four miles west of the town Fraserburgh Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 166 feet above Sea level. Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, Ardrossan ( Gaelic: Aird Rosain) is a town located on the North Ayrshire coast in western Scotland. Girvan is a Burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of about 8000 people Kilwinning ( Gaelic: Cill Fhinnean) is a historic town situated in North Ayrshire, Scotland. For other places with the same name see Saltcoats (disambiguation. The County of Banff is a Registration county for property and Banffshire (ˈbæmfʃə ( Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a Lieutenancy area Aberchirder ( Gaelic: Obar Chiardair) known locally as Foggieloan or Foggie, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Aberlour ( Scottish Gaelic: Obar Lobhair) is the name of a place in Moray, Scotland, 12 Miles south of Elgin on the Banff ( Gaelic Banbh) and Macduff (Gaelic MacDhuibh) are neighbouring towns situated on Banff Bay, both of which are former Buckie ( Gaelic Bucaidh) is a Burgh town on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland in Moray. Cullen (Inbhir Cuilinn is a village and former Royal burgh in Moray, Scotland, on the North Sea Coast 20 Miles east of Dufftown ( Gaelic Baile Bhainidh) is a Burgh in Banffshire, Scotland. Findochty is a village in Moray, Scotland, 3 miles east of the town of Buckie. Fraserburgh, called The Broch in Scots, is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the extreme Northeast corner approximately 40 miles North Keith, the friendly town, is a small town in the northeast of Scotland with a population of around 5000 Banff ( Gaelic Banbh) and Macduff (Gaelic MacDhuibh) are neighbouring towns situated on Banff Bay, both of which are former Portknockie ( Scottish Gaelic: Port Chnocaidh the hilly port is a coastal village on the Moray Firth in northeast Scotland, in Moray. Portsoy ( Gaelic: Port Saoidh) is a Burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Formerly in the county of Banffshire. Geography Caithness extends about 40 Miles (64 Kilometres) north-south and about 30 miles (50 km east-west This article refers to the town in Scotland For the city in Canada see Thurso Quebec. Wick ( Inbhir Uige in Gaelic) is an Estuary Town and a former Burgh in the north of the Highland council area Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, Fort William ( Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan, "The Garrison" is the largest town in the highlands of Scotland, now that Inverness Kingussie ( Gaelic: Ceann a' Ghiuthasaich) (pronounced kin-yewsie is a small Town and is head of Badenoch and Strathspey Burghead is a small Town in Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom about 8 miles Elgin (Eilginn is a former Cathedral city and a former Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland and is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray Forres ( Gaelic Farrais) is a town and former Royal burgh situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast approximately Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. Lossiemouth is a town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important and innovative fishing town Rothes is a town in Moray, Scotland, south of Elgin and on the banks of the River Spey. County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in Nairn ( Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland. Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. Ross and Cromarty Committee area (1996-date Ross and Cromarty lieutenancy area (1996-date The Royal Burgh of Cromarty ( Cromba in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Dingwall ( Inbhir Pheofharain in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal burgh in the highlands of Scotland. for Fortrose in New Zealand see Fortrose New Zealand Fortrose ( is a Burgh in the Scottish Highlands, located on the Invergordon is a town and Port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Stornoway ( Steòrnabhagh in Scottish Gaelic) is a Burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland Tain ( Gaelic Baile Dhubhthaich, Duthac's town is a former Royal burgh in the Committee area of Ross and Cromarty, in Sutherland (In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh (NW Asainte (Assynt and Cataibh (East Dornoch ( Gaelic: Dòrnach, d̪̊ɔːɾnəx is a town and Seaside resort, and former Royal burgh in the Highlands of Scotland For the aircraft see Saro Lerwick Lerwick is the only Burgh and main port of the Shetland Islands

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