11. The district comprised the county borough of Cardiff and several surrounding parishes. 12. The draft proposals had not recommended the creation of these county boroughs . 13. This was usually because the traditional county town was a county borough . 14. The county borough was granted city status by Letters Patent in 1897. 15. A number of smaller counties corporate were also given county borough status. 16. It covered the former county boroughs of Grimsby and Kingston upon Hull. 17. Bournemouth became a municipal borough in 1890 and a county borough in 1900. 18. Both townships were later transferred to Wrexham County Borough following local government reorganisation. 19. The county borough lies at the geographical heart of south Wales. 20. It comprised the Administrative county of Londonderry and the County Borough of Londonderry.
