Tregony

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Tregony was a former parliamentary borough in Cornwall, England, historically known as a "rotten borough" that elected members to the UK Parliament before the 19th-century electoral reforms.

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Tregony canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former parliamentary borough
rotten borough
settlement
abolishedAsParliamentaryBoroughBy Reform Act 1832
administrativeArea Cornwall Council
characterisedAs rotten borough due to very small electorate
country United Kingdom
currentStatus former market town
village
electoralCorruption notorious for patronage and bribery
electoralReformContext lost representation in 1832 redistribution of seats
hasParishStatus civil parish
ecclesiastical parish
historicalSignificance example of pre‑Reform Act pocket borough
historicCounty Cornwall
historicFunction local market and administrative centre
languageRegion English-speaking area with Cornish toponyms
locatedIn Cornwall
England
South West England
linked to: southwest England
locatedOnRiver River Fal
nearbyTown Truro
numberOfMPsReturned 2
parliamentaryBoroughOf Parliament of England
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
region Roseland Peninsula
representedInParliamentFrom 16th century
statusAfter1832 disenfranchised parliamentary borough

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