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County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s.^[1]

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Boroughs of the United Kingdom
Local government in the Republic of Ireland
Types of subdivision in the United Kingdom

Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Aiberdeen,; Obar Dheathain; Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city.

See County borough and Aberdeen

Administrative counties of England

Administrative counties were subnational divisions of England used for local government from 1889 to 1974.

See County borough and Administrative counties of England

Avon (county)

Avon was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996.

See County borough and Avon (county)

Barnsley

Barnsley is a market town in South Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Barnsley

Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.

See County borough and Barrow-in-Furness

Bath, Somerset

Bath (RP) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths.

See County borough and Bath, Somerset

Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England.

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Belfast

Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.

See County borough and Belfast

Belfast City Council

Belfast City Council (Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste) is the local authority with responsibility for part of Belfast, the largest city of Northern Ireland.

See County borough and Belfast City Council

Berkshire

The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (abbreviated Berks.), is a ceremonial county in South East England.

See County borough and Berkshire

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed, sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England.

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Birkenhead

Birkenhead is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.

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Blackburn

Blackburn is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England.

See County borough and Blackburn

Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England.

See County borough and Blackburn with Darwen

Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.

See County borough and Blaenau Gwent

Bootle

Bootle (pronounced) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449.

See County borough and Bootle

Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. County borough and borough are types of administrative division and types of subdivision in the United Kingdom.

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Borough of Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness was a local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England.

See County borough and Borough of Barrow-in-Furness

Borough of Blackpool

The Borough of Blackpool is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England.

See County borough and Borough of Blackpool

Borough of Brighton

Brighton was a non-metropolitan district with borough status of East Sussex, England covering the town of Brighton.

See County borough and Borough of Brighton

Borough of Burnley

The Borough of Burnley is a local government district with the borough status in Lancashire, England.

See County borough and Borough of Burnley

Borough of Darlington

The Borough of Darlington is a local government district with borough status in County Durham, England.

See County borough and Borough of Darlington

Borough of Great Yarmouth

The Borough of Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England.

See County borough and Borough of Great Yarmouth

Borough of Hartlepool

The Borough of Hartlepool is a local government district with borough status in County Durham, England.

See County borough and Borough of Hartlepool

Borough of Middlesbrough

The Borough of Middlesbrough is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, based around the town of Middlesbrough in the north of the county.

See County borough and Borough of Middlesbrough

Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a local government district with borough status which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Borough of Warrington

The Borough of Warrington is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

See County borough and Borough of Warrington

Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.

See County borough and Bournemouth

Bradford

Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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Bridgend County Borough

Bridgend County Borough (Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.

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Burnley

Burnley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021.

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Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire.

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Caerphilly County Borough

Caerphilly County Borough (Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.

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Calderdale

Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 211,439.

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Cambridge

Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Canterbury

Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.

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Carmarthen

Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin, "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay.

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Charter trustee

In England and Wales, charter trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the status of a borough or city has been abolished, until such time as a civil parish council or in larger settlements, a town council is established.

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Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England.

See County borough and Cheshire

Chester

Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border.

See County borough and Chester

Chester (district)

Chester was a non-metropolitan local government district of Cheshire, England from 1974 to 2009.

See County borough and Chester (district)

City

A city is a human settlement of a notable size.

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City of Bradford

Bradford, also known as the City of Bradford, is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.

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City of Canterbury

Canterbury, also known as the City of Canterbury, is a local government district with city status in Kent, England.

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City of Carlisle

The City of Carlisle was a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city.

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City of Doncaster

The City of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England.

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City of Leeds

Leeds, also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and City of Leeds

City of Preston, Lancashire

The City of Preston, or simply Preston, is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England.

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City of Salford

Salford, also known as the City of Salford, is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England.

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City of Sheffield

The City of Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England.

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City of Sunderland

Sunderland, also known as the City of Sunderland, is a metropolitan borough with city status in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England.

See County borough and City of Sunderland

City of Wakefield

Wakefield, also known as the City of Wakefield, is a local government district with city status and a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and City of Wakefield

City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities. County borough and city status in the United Kingdom are types of subdivision in the United Kingdom.

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Cleveland (county)

Cleveland was a non-metropolitan county located in North East England which existed between 1974 and 1996.

See County borough and Cleveland (county)

Conwy County Borough

Conwy County Borough (Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is a county borough in the north of Wales.

See County borough and Conwy County Borough

Cork (city)

Cork (from corcach, meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, third largest on the island of Ireland, the county town of County Cork and largest city in the province of Munster.

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County

A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. County borough and county are types of administrative division.

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County Borough of Barnsley

The County Borough of Barnsley, and its predecessor, the Municipal Borough of Barnsley, was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1869 to 1974.

See County borough and County Borough of Barnsley

County Borough of Bolton

Bolton was, from 1838 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England conterminate with the town of Bolton.

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County Borough of Bradford

The County Borough of Bradford was a local government district with city status in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1847 to 1974.

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County Borough of Bury

Bury was a local government district centred on Bury in the northwest of England from 1846 to 1974.

See County borough and County Borough of Bury

County Borough of Carlisle

Carlisle was, from 1835 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, coterminate with Carlisle.

See County borough and County Borough of Carlisle

County Borough of Croydon

The County Borough of Croydon was a local government district in and around the town of Croydon in north east Surrey, England from 1889 to 1965.

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County Borough of Dudley

The County Borough of Dudley was a local government district in the English Midlands from 1865 to 1974.

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County Borough of East Ham

East Ham was a local government district in the far south west of Essex from 1878 to 1965.

See County borough and County Borough of East Ham

County Borough of Leeds

The County Borough of Leeds, and its predecessor, the Municipal Borough of Leeds, was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1835 to 1974.

See County borough and County Borough of Leeds

County Borough of Oldham

Oldham was, from 1849 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England coterminous with the town of Oldham.

See County borough and County Borough of Oldham

County Borough of Preston

Preston Municipal Borough, also known as the County Borough of Preston from 1889, was a local government district coterminate with the town of Preston in Lancashire, northwest England from 1836 to 1974.

See County borough and County Borough of Preston

County Borough of Rochdale

Rochdale was, from 1856 to 1974, a local government district coterminate with the town of Rochdale in the northwest of England.

See County borough and County Borough of Rochdale

County Borough of Salford

Salford was, from 1844 to 1974, a local government district in the county of Lancashire in the northwest of England, covering the city of Salford.

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County Borough of Southend on Sea

Southend-on-Sea is a local government district around the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England.

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County Borough of Stockport

Stockport County Borough was a county-level local authority between 1889 and 1974.

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County Borough of Teesside

The County Borough of Teesside was a county borough in the north-east of England, which existed for just six years.

See County borough and County Borough of Teesside

County Borough of Warley

Warley was a short-lived county borough and civil parish in the geographical county of Worcestershire, England, forming part of the West Midlands conurbation.

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County Borough of Warrington

The County Borough of Warrington was, from 1847 to 1974, a local government district centred on Warrington in Lancashire, northwest England.

See County borough and County Borough of Warrington

County Borough of West Ham

West Ham was a local government district in the extreme south west of Essex from 1886 to 1965, forming part of the built-up area of London, although outside the County of London.

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County Borough of Wigan

The County Borough of Wigan was, from 1889 to 1974, a local government district centred on Wigan in the northwest of England.

See County borough and County Borough of Wigan

County corporate

A county corporate or corporate county was a type of subnational division used for local government in England, Wales, and Ireland.

See County borough and County corporate

County council

A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county.

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County Durham

County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), is a ceremonial county in North East England.

See County borough and County Durham

County of city

County of city (or county of a city) was a term used for certain local government areas in Scotland between 1890 and 1975 which performed the functions of both a county council and the town council of a burgh.

See County borough and County of city

Coventry

Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne.

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Cumberland

Cumberland is an area of Northern England which was historically a county and is now fully part of Cumbria.

See County borough and Cumberland

Cumbria

Cumbria is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Darlington

Darlington is a market and industrial town in County Durham, England.

See County borough and Darlington

Derby

Derby is a city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England.

See County borough and Derby

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Derry

Derry, officially Londonderry, is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland.

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Derry City Council

Derry City Council (Comhairle Cathrach Dhoire; Ulster-Scots: Derry Cittie Cooncil) was the local government authority for the city of Derry in Northern Ireland.

See County borough and Derry City Council

Devon

Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

See County borough and Devon

Devonport, Plymouth

Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement.

See County borough and Devonport, Plymouth

Dewsbury

Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Dewsbury

District of Cardiff

The Cardiff district (Caerdydd) was one of the two local government districts of South Glamorgan in Wales from 1974 to 1996.

See County borough and District of Cardiff

District of Newport

Newport (Casnewydd) was one of the five local government districts of Gwent from 1974 to 1996.

See County borough and District of Newport

District of Swansea

The District of Swansea (Abertawe) was a local government district with city status in West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996.

See County borough and District of Swansea

Districts of England

The districts of England (officially, local authority districts, abbreviated LADs) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. County borough and districts of England are types of subdivision in the United Kingdom.

See County borough and Districts of England

Doncaster

Doncaster is a city in South Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Doncaster

Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

See County borough and Dorset

Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

See County borough and Dublin

Dudley

Dudley is a large market town in the West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham.

See County borough and Dudley

Dundee

Dundee (Dundee; Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland.

See County borough and Dundee

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.

See County borough and East Riding of Yorkshire

East Staffordshire

East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England.

See County borough and East Staffordshire

East Sussex

East Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England.

See County borough and East Sussex

Eastbourne

Eastbourne is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London.

See County borough and Eastbourne

Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

See County borough and Edinburgh

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

See County borough and Essex

Exeter

Exeter is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon, South West England.

See County borough and Exeter

Federation of Stoke-on-Trent

The federation of Stoke-on-Trent was the 1910 amalgamation of the six Staffordshire Potteries towns of Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Hanley, Fenton and Longton into the single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent.

See County borough and Federation of Stoke-on-Trent

Galway

Galway (Gaillimh) is a city in (and the county town of) County Galway.

See County borough and Galway

Gateshead

Gateshead is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England.

See County borough and Gateshead

Glamorgan

Until 1974, Glamorgan, or sometimes Glamorganshire (Morgannwg or Sir Forgannwg), was an administrative county in the south of Wales, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.

See County borough and Glamorgan

Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

See County borough and Glasgow

Gloucester

Gloucester is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England.

See County borough and Gloucester

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

See County borough and Gloucestershire

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town which gives its name to the wider Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich.

See County borough and Great Yarmouth

Greater London

Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.

See County borough and Greater London

Greater London Council

The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986.

See County borough and Greater London Council

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England.

See County borough and Greater Manchester

Grimsby

Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England.

See County borough and Grimsby

Gwent (county)

Gwent is a preserved county and former local government county in southeast Wales.

See County borough and Gwent (county)

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Halifax, West Yorkshire

Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England.

See County borough and Hampshire

Hanley

Hanley is one of the six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Fenton, Tunstall and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England.

See County borough and Hanley

Hartlepool

Hartlepool is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England.

See County borough and Hartlepool

Hastings

Hastings is a seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east of Lewes and south east of London.

See County borough and Hastings

Haverfordwest

Haverfordwest (Hwlffordd) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011.

See County borough and Haverfordwest

Hereford and Worcester

Hereford and Worcester was an English non-metropolitan county created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 from the areas of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire (except Halesowen, Stourbridge and Warley, which became part of the West Midlands) and the county borough of Worcester.

See County borough and Hereford and Worcester

High sheriff

A high sheriff is a ceremonial officer for each shrieval county of England and Wales and Northern Ireland or the chief sheriff of a number of paid sheriffs in U.S. states who outranks and commands the others in their court-related functions.

See County borough and High sheriff

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See County borough and House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Huddersfield

Humberside

Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996.

See County borough and Humberside

Ipswich

Ipswich is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England.

See County borough and Ipswich

Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

See County borough and Ireland

Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

See County borough and Kent

Kilkenny

Kilkenny (meaning 'church of Cainnech').

See County borough and Kilkenny

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Kingston upon Hull

Kirklees

Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Kirklees

Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.

See County borough and Lancashire

Large burgh

Large burgh was a type of municipal structure in Scotland, which existed from 1930 to 1975.

See County borough and Large burgh

Leeds

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

See County borough and Leeds

Leicester

Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England.

See County borough and Leicester

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

See County borough and Leicestershire

Lichfield

Lichfield is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England.

See County borough and Lichfield

Limerick

Limerick (Luimneach) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick.

See County borough and Limerick

Lincoln, England

Lincoln is a cathedral city and district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town.

See County borough and Lincoln, England

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire, abbreviated Lincs, is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England.

See County borough and Lincolnshire

List of administrative counties and county boroughs of England by population in 1971

This is a list of administrative counties and county boroughs of England by population as at the 1971 census.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

See County borough and Liverpool

Local electoral area

A local electoral area (LEA; toghlimistéar áitiúil) is an electoral area for elections to local authorities in Ireland. County borough and local electoral area are local government in the Republic of Ireland.

See County borough and Local electoral area

Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971

The Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 9 (N.I.)) was an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, passed in 1971 to replace the previous system of local authorities established by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.

See County borough and Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971

Local Government (County Boroughs and Adjustments) Act 1926

The Local Government (County Boroughs and Adjustments) Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5 c. 38) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended the Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), changing the process by which county boroughs could be created or extended.

See County borough and Local Government (County Boroughs and Adjustments) Act 1926

Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898

The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 37) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that established a system of local government in Ireland similar to that already created for England, Wales and Scotland by legislation in 1888 and 1889.

See County borough and Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898

Local Government (Wales) Act 1994

The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to create the current local government structure in Wales of 22 unitary authority areas, referred to as principal areas in the Act, and abolished the previous two-tier structure of counties and districts.

See County borough and Local Government (Wales) Act 1994

Local Government Act 1888

The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41) was an Act of Parliament which established county councils and county borough councils in England and Wales.

See County borough and Local Government Act 1888

Local Government Act 1958

The Local Government Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting local government in England and Wales outside London.

See County borough and Local Government Act 1958

Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

See County borough and Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 2001

The Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37) was enacted by the Oireachtas on 21 July 2001 to reform local government in the Republic of Ireland. County borough and local Government Act 2001 are local government in the Republic of Ireland.

See County borough and Local Government Act 2001

Local Government Board

The Local Government Board (LGB) was a British Government supervisory body overseeing local administration in England and Wales from 1871 to 1919.

See County borough and Local Government Board

Local Government Boundary Commission (1945–1949)

The Local Government Boundary Commission was established in 1945 to review the boundaries of local authority areas in England and Wales outside the counties of London and Middlesex.

See County borough and Local Government Boundary Commission (1945–1949)

Local Government Commission for England (1958–1967)

The Local Government Commission for England was established by the Local Government Act 1958 to review the organisation of local government, and make "such proposals as are hereinafter authorised for effecting changes appearing to the Commissions desirable in the interests of effective and convenient local government".

See County borough and Local Government Commission for England (1958–1967)

Local Government Commission for Wales

The Local Government Commission for Wales was established by the Local Government Act 1958 to review the organisation of local government in Wales and to make recommendations for its reform.

See County borough and Local Government Commission for Wales

Local Government Reform Act 2014

The Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1) is an act of the Oireachtas which provided for a major restructuring of local government in Ireland with effect from the 2014 local elections. County borough and local Government Reform Act 2014 are local government in the Republic of Ireland.

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London Borough of Croydon

The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in south London, part of Outer London.

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London Borough of Newham

The London Borough of Newham is a London borough created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963.

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London boroughs

The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London, England; each is governed by a London borough council. County borough and London boroughs are types of subdivision in the United Kingdom.

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Lord-lieutenant

A lord-lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom.

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Luton

Luton is a town and unitary authority with borough status in Bedfordshire, England, with a population at the 2021 census of 225,262.

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Malcolm Trustram Eve, 1st Baron Silsoe

Arthur Malcolm Trustram Eve, 1st Baron Silsoe (8 April 1894 – 3 December 1976), known as Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve, 1st Baronet, from 1943 to 1963, was a British barrister and First Church Estates Commissioner.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Merseyside

Merseyside is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England.

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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales.

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Metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. County borough and metropolitan borough are types of subdivision in the United Kingdom.

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Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley

The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England; the main settlement is Barnsley and other notable towns include Penistone, Wombwell and Hoyland.

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Metropolitan Borough of Bolton

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, named after its largest town, Bolton, but covering a larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley, Westhoughton, and part of the West Pennine Moors.

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Metropolitan Borough of Bury

The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Dudley

The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead

The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Oldham

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Solihull

The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in West Midlands county, England.

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Metropolitan Borough of St Helens

The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a local government district with borough status in Merseyside, North West England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Stockport

The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Walsall

The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Wigan

The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England.

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Mid Glamorgan

Mid Glamorgan (Morgannwg Ganol) is a preserved county of Wales.

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Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a town in North Yorkshire, England.

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Middlesex

Middlesex (abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England.

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Monmouthshire (historic)

Until 1974, Monmouthshire, also formerly known as the County of Monmouth (Sir Fynwy), was an administrative county in the south-east of Wales, on the border with England, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.

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Municipal borough

A municipal borough was a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1836 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002. County borough and municipal borough are boroughs of the United Kingdom.

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Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot (Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in the south-west of Wales.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Newport, Wales

Newport (Casnewydd) is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, northeast of Cardiff.

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Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

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North Riding of Yorkshire

The North Riding of Yorkshire was a subdivision of Yorkshire, England, alongside York, the East Riding and West Riding.

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North Tyneside

North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England.

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North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England.

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Northampton

Northampton is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.

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Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

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Northumberland

Northumberland is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland.

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Norwich

Norwich is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England of which it is the county town.

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Nottingham

Nottingham (locally) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England.

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Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Oldbury, West Midlands

Oldbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon) is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.

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Poole

Poole is a coastal town and seaport on the south coast of England in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area in Dorset, England.

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Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England.

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Principal area

In England and Wales local government legislation, a principal area is one of the sub-national areas established for control by a principal council. County borough and principal area are types of subdivision in the United Kingdom.

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Principal areas of Wales

The principal areas of Wales, comprising the counties and county boroughs of Wales, are a form of subdivision in Wales.

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Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a town and borough in Berkshire, England.

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Redcar

Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority.

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Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.

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Richard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow

Richard William Alan Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow (23 August 1876 – 9 June 1945), styled Viscount Cranley until 1911, was a British peer, diplomat, parliamentary secretary and government minister.

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Rotherham

Rotherham is a Minster town in South Yorkshire, England.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Rowley Regis

Rowley Regis is a town and former municipal borough in Sandwell in the county of the West Midlands, England.

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Royal commission

A royal commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue in some monarchies.

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Sandwell

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England.

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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it.

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Smethwick

Smethwick is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England.

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Solihull

Solihull is a market town and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England.

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Somerset

Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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South Glamorgan

South Glamorgan (De Morgannwg) is a preserved county of Wales.

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South Shields

South Shields is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne.

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South Tyneside

South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England.

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South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.

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Southampton

Southampton is a port city in Hampshire, England.

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Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea, commonly referred to as Southend, is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in south-eastern Essex, England.

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Southport

Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England.

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St Helens, Merseyside

St Helens is a town in Merseyside, England, with a population of 102,629.

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Staffordshire

Staffordshire (postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.

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Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

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Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency)

Sunderland was a borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election.

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Surrey

Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Swansea

Swansea (Abertawe) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales.

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Thornaby-on-Tees

Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish in the North Yorkshire part of the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England.

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Torbay

Torbay is a unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England.

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Torfaen

Torfaen is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.

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Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a ceremonial county in North East England.

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Tynemouth

Tynemouth is a coastal town in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England.

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The unitary authorities of England are a type of local authority responsible for all local government services in an area.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_borough

Also known as County Borough Council, County borough councils, County boroughs, County-borough.

County borough, the Glossary

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