Bossiney

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Bossiney was a former parliamentary borough in Cornwall, England, historically represented in the UK Parliament before its disenfranchisement in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former parliamentary borough
rotten borough
abolishedAsConstituency Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
characterisedAs pocket borough
country England
disenfranchisedBy Reform Act 1832 NERFINISHED
disenfranchisedIn 19th century
electoralSystem bloc vote
firstRepresentationCentury 16th century GENERATED
franchiseType burgage tenure
hasAlternativeName Bossiney and Trevena NERFINISHED
historicCounty Cornwall NERFINISHED
locatedIn Cornwall NERFINISHED
southwest England
surface form: South West England
nearbySettlement Tintagel NERFINISHED
numberOfMembersReturned 2
partOf pre-1832 UK parliamentary constituencies
region Cornwall parliamentary boroughs
representationEnded 1832
representedIn Parliament of England NERFINISHED
Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
status disenfranchised
successorConstituency Eastern division of Cornwall NERFINISHED
typeOfConstituency borough constituency

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