(Scotland, historical) A type of Scottish burgh founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter; these were legally abolished in 1975.

(Scotland, historical) A burgh of barony, spiritual or temporal, enfranchised by crown charter, with regal or exclusive criminal jurisdiction within their own territories.

(Scotland, historical) A burgh of a kind that existed from 1833 to 1975, constituted by the sheriff for purposes of improvement and police, the local authority being the police commissioners.

(Scotland, historical) A burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832, were adopted for municipal purposes, with regard to which they stand practically in the same position as royal burghs.

A village and civil parish in City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3259).

A village and civil parish in Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4805).

A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.

A small town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5065).