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<p>An <b>ancient borough</b> was a historic unit of lower-tier local government in <a href="page.php?w=England_and_Wales">England and Wales</a>. The ancient <a href="page.php?w=borough">borough</a>s covered only important towns and were established by charters granted at different times by the <a href="page.php?w=Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom">monarchy</a>. Their history is largely concerned with the origin of such towns and how they gained the right of <a href="page.php?w=Self-governance">self-government</a>. Ancient boroughs were reformed by</p><p>
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