Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 40 compound words that contain burgh. The most common are listed below. Open burgh in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- royal burghA type of Scottish burgh founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter; these were legally abolished in 1975.
- Burgh CastleA village and civil parish in Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4805).
- Burgh HeathA settlement in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2457).
- de BurghA topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
- Burgh by SandsA village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY3259).
- Burgh le MarshA small town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5065).
- parliamentary burghA burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832, were adopted for municipal purposes, with regard to which they stand practically in the same position as royal burghs.
- police burghA burgh of a kind that existed from 1833 to 1975, constituted by the sheriff for purposes of improvement and police, the local authority being the police commissioners.
- burgh of baronyA burgh in Scotland, distinct from royal burghs in being granted to a landowner who, as a tenant-in-chief, held his estates directly from the crown.
- burgh of regalityA burgh of barony, spiritual or temporal, enfranchised by crown charter, with regal or exclusive criminal jurisdiction within their own territories.
Compound words 40
- PittsburghA city, the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- NewburghA town in Fife council area, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Tay (OS grid ref NO2318).
- PlattsburghA placename:
- burgherA citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
- MusselburghA town in East Lothian council area, Scotland; historically it was in Midlothian (OS grid ref NT3472).
- PetersburghAlternative form of Petersburg; a placename.
- burghalRelating to a burgh or borough.
- BlythburghA village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4575). The hamlets of Bulcamp and Hinton are within the parish.
- burghmoteSynonym of barmote: A court held in Derbyshire, England, for deciding controversies between miners.
- EdithburghA small coastal town in South Australia.