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class="euZec"><tbody><tr><td class="EY24We"><span class="QIqI7">ALL</span></td><td><a class="CsQyDc" href="/search?q=parish+vs+county+vs+borough&sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630&tbm=nws&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQ_AUIBSgB">NEWS</a></td><td><a class="CsQyDc" href="/search?q=parish+vs+county+vs+borough&sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQ_AUIBigC">IMAGES</a></td><td><a class="CsQyDc" href="/search?q=parish+vs+county+vs+borough&sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQ_AUIBygD">VIDEOS</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div class="FYYwXe"> <div class="CSfvHb"> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="dloBPe fYyStc">A borough is usually a smaller unit than a county</span> <span class="fYyStc">, closer to a township or a municipality (although in Alaska a borough is equivalent to a county). A Parish is the county-equivalent in Louisiana, which was originally organized according to church parishes rather than secular government units.</span> </span> </div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">8 Aug 2015</span> </span> </div> </div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-Parish-county-and-a-borough-in-the-US&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECA4QAg&usg=AOvVaw2BOXGYj1D-_hmgDCpIs_Mh"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d">What is the difference between a 'Parish', 'county' and a 'borough' in ...</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.quora.com › What-is-the-difference-between-a-Parish-county-and-a-...</span> </span> </a></div><div class="oO6lG"> <span class="qXLe6d F9iS2e WMQ2Le"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://support.google.com/websearch%3Fp%3Dfeatured_snippets%26hl%3Den-SG&opi=89978449&usg=AOvVaw0XmUePKqidLOPpq7KneD4H">About featured snippets</a> </span> </div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://hinative.com/questions/5320862&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECAsQAg&usg=AOvVaw2-byDtrfgRVxVqvm91Zgvh"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">What is the difference between "borough" and "county" and "parish ...</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">hinative.com › B › Bo › Borough</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">21 Oct 2017</span> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad"> · </span> <span class="fYyStc">A borough is a word for town or a region of a town. It is often part of the name of a town. A county is a group of towns and cities.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_England&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECA0QAg&usg=AOvVaw3oRO2pOtX2f2F--TMsfQ85"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Subdivisions of England - Wikipedia</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Subdivisions_of_England</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into counties, districts and parishes. In some areas, counties and districts form a two-tier ...</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.gov.uk/understand-how-your-council-works&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECAgQAg&usg=AOvVaw2Bmomw2oz55xWfq54ffe4p"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Understand how your council works: Types of council - GOV.UK</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.gov.uk › Housing and local services › Local councils and services</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">The 3 main types are: County councils, These are responsible for services across the whole of a county, like: District, borough and city councils.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=http://www.somethinggeography.com/2016/05/the-divided-united-states-counties-v.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECAkQAg&usg=AOvVaw05EL6jf9YNLR9B9PJIMBEv"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">The Divided United States: Counties v Parishes v Boroughs</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.somethinggeography.com › 2016/05 › the-divided-united-states-cou...</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Forty-eight states are divided into "counties"; with one outlier divided by "parishes" and another by "boroughs".</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_England&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECAUQAg&usg=AOvVaw16W4PP4C-ymKWydd1wJFhM"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Local government in England - Wikipedia</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Local_government_in_England</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xfie1t/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_a_borough_and/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECAwQAg&usg=AOvVaw244BOU3FR_67bMwQeCUa6U"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">ELI5: What is the difference between a borough and a county in ...</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.reddit.com › explainlikeimfive › comments › eli5_what_is_the_differ...</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">16 Sept 2022</span> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad"> · </span> <span class="fYyStc">Counties are administrative subdivisions below the State level, but above town/city/municipality. The usage and definition of borough differs throughout the US.</span> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/14p4vcd/what_is_the_weirdest_shaped_us_countyboroughparish/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQrAJ6BAgMEAY&usg=AOvVaw2YCf6yA_PJ7gzmmCklzZPc">What is the weirdest shaped U.S. County/Borough/Parish? - Reddit</a> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1y2nvg/eli5why_does_the_state_of_louisiana_have_parishes/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQrAJ6BAgMEAc&usg=AOvVaw35uDOX3fH4G1kGuyRzE6RV">ELI5:why does the state of Louisiana have parishes and the ... - Reddit</a> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/5amvuf/til_all_states_in_the_us_are_divided_into/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQrAJ6BAgMEAg&usg=AOvVaw2H_kFpzgjJZBqJ0t4l9h0S">TIL: All states in the US are divided into counties, with two ... - Reddit</a> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/p12skl/updated_the_earlier_one_nh_vs_counties_parishes/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQrAJ6BAgMEAk&usg=AOvVaw3z2JaMZQUC10rKNUBMiHWT">Updated the earlier one. NH vs Counties, Parishes and Boroughs</a> </span> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <a class="M3vVJe" href="/search?q=parish+vs+county+vs+borough+site:www.reddit.com&sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630">More results from www.reddit.com</a> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/understanding-scotlands-administrative-units&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECAYQAg&usg=AOvVaw1yUYXIxgnBNkJBcm7iYhjD"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">What's the difference between counties, parishes, burghs, regions ...</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">scotlandsplaces.gov.uk › understanding-scotlands-administrative-units</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">For most of its history (from medieval times until 1975) Scotland was divided into counties, parishes and burghs for civil and religious purposes.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://www.britannica.com/topic/parish-Louisiana-government&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECAoQAg&usg=AOvVaw1fwIMte0JXFNvr0QHfVGsn"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Parish | Louisiana government - Britannica</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">www.britannica.com › Geography & Travel › States & Other Subdivisions</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">All states divide their territories into counties except Louisiana, where the equivalent units are called parishes, and Alaska, where they are called boroughs.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div><a class="fuLhoc ZWRArf" href="/url?q=https://cdalc.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/AllAboutParishandTownCouncils.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw3Q67ZhnNA6cnTIZU9c-uKY"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">[PDF] All about parish and town councils - CDALC</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">cdalc.info › wp-content › uploads › 2016/09 › AllAboutParishandTo...</span> </span> </a></div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">This booklet is for anyone wanting to know more about parish and town councils, the role of local councillors and what you need.</span> </span> </div> </div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><div> <span class="qXLe6d x3G5ab"> <span class="dloBPe fYyStc">Related searches</span> </span> </div><div><table class="VeHcBf"><tbody><tr><td><a class="ZWRArf" href="/search?sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630&q=county/parish+meaning&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQ1QJ6BAgEEAE"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d"> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">county/parish meaning</span> </span> </span></a></td><td><div class="MGsU1d"><a href="/search?sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630&q=county/parish+meaning"><div class="FrIlee">></div></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table class="VeHcBf"><tbody><tr><td><a class="ZWRArf" href="/search?sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630&q=borough+new+york&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQ1QJ6BAgEEAI"><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d"> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">borough new york</span> </span> </span></a></td><td><div class="MGsU1d"><a href="/search?sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630&q=borough+new+york"><div class="FrIlee">></div></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div> </div> </div></div><table class="uZgmoc"><tbody><td><a class="frGj1b" href="/search?q=parish+vs+county+vs+borough&sca_esv=5d9046e69052c630&ei=5ptDZ8fuJrKo4-EP2uiFqQc&start=10&sa=N">Next ></a></td></tbody></table><br/><div class="TuS8Ad" data-ved="0ahUKEwjH-e-M9vWJAxUy1DgGHVp0IXUQpyoIOw"><style>.VYM29{font-weight:bold}</style><div class="HddGcc" align="center"><span class="VYM29">Singapore</span><span> - 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