Sentence examples for as a borough from inspiring English sources

"We as a borough are underrepresented with landmark buildings," said Angela D'Aiuto, a board member of the Preservation League of Staten Island, adding that the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission seemed to favor brick and stone structures over the wood-frame buildings more common in Staten Island.

As a borough, however, the Bronx showed the greatest improvement.

The village of Guilford was incorporated as a borough in 1815.

It flourished during the Middle Ages and was chartered as a borough in 1226.

Rural Queens County was formally incorporated as a borough of the city in 1898.

It was incorporated as a borough in 1889 and as a city in 1938.

On 21 September 1935 the urban district received a charter as a municipal borough, which gave it borough status, and elevated it to the Municipal Borough of Radcliffe.

Residents have a comparatively low level of car ownership, 46.9% as compared to a borough average of 56.8%.

Residents have a comparatively high level of car ownership; 71% as compared to a borough average of 56.8%.

In 1847, this area was incorporated under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, as a municipal borough with the name "Ashton-under-Lyne", giving it borough status.

Salford became a free borough in about 1230, when it was granted a charter as a free borough by the Earl Ranulph of Chester.