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or large burghs. Whilst the county councils provided some services in large burghs (notably education), the large burghs retained extensive responsibilities. The list of large burghs substantially overlapped with the list of burghs which had been outside county council control prior to 1930.
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Of the large burghs created in 1930, only four had not been previously independent from a county council, being Clydebank, Coatbridge, Falkirk, and Rutherglen. Conversely, there were six burghs which had previously been independent but were not made large burghs in 1930, being
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which were excluded from county council control. Many other burghs were within the area controlled by county councils, having various functions as lower-tier authorities. The
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made extensive reforms to the structure of local government, including bringing all but four burghs under the control of a county council; the exceptions were
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was a type of municipal structure in Scotland, which existed from 1930 to 1975.
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The burghs under county council control after 1930 were then classed as either
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were abolished in 1975 and replaced with the uniform system of
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When county councils had been established in 1890 under the
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Guide to local government in parishes, counties and burghs
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Team, National Records of Scotland Web (31 May 2013).
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