county borough
Britishnoun
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(in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and in Wales from 1996) a borough administered independently of any higher tier of local government
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(in the Republic of Ireland) any of the four largest boroughs, governed independently of the administrative county around it by an elected council that constitutes an all-purpose authority
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Ceri Roberts, the council's Welsh-medium education transformation officer, said Welsh-medium primary school intakes in the county borough were rising and a number of schools had won awards in Welsh education.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
At the 440-pupil Welsh-medium primary in Caerphilly county borough, more than 200 children attend at least one extra-curricular club, said Mr Griffiths.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
"Over the last six to eight years every property in the county borough has had an enforcement visit, so that's over 32,000 homes," said Andrew Long, who manages the council's frontline enforcement services.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
However, plans were changed due to the weather, and the scout group were taken to Llandudno in Conwy county borough, to walk up the Orme.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
The first of these consists of the county borough.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
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