What does the word borough derive from?
The common Proto-Germanic "*burgz"
Does burgz mean anything else?
Fort
Is there an English version?
Burgh
Anything else?
brough
And the last one?
Bury
What does it indicate if used at the end of a place name?
It usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements.
Are there examples?
Many
What are a few?
Aldeburgh, Bamburgh, and Tilbury
What were boroughs in England entitled to?
To elect members of parliament
During the Middle Ages, who is credited with coining the burghal system?
Alfred the Great.
Did he set up a system?
Yes
A system of weaknesses?
No
What then?
A system of defensive strong points
What did he call these?
Burhs
Did he maintain these Burhs?
Yes
How?
He granted them a degree of autonomy.
Were they ever granted self control?
Yes
When?
After the Norman Conquest
Does the use of the term stay constant?
Yes
What is the Romanian word for borough?
Burg