county borough
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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
A Bridgend council spokesperson said it had recently requested a report which considers prohibiting dogs from marked sports pitches across the county borough.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Council offices in Ystrad Mynach and Pontypool were opened for residents of Caerphilly county borough and Torfaen to cast their ballot on the Saturday and Sunday before polling day the following Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2022
I'm in the county borough of Torfaen, for this two-week "fire-breaker" - the most severe of any restrictions in the UK, since the national lockdown in spring.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2020
BOOTLE, a municipal and county borough in the Bootle parliamentary division of Lancashire, England; at the mouth of the Mersey, forming a northern suburb of Liverpool.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
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