Weobley was a

parliamentary borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

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, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the

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in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the

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Members of Parliament

MPs 1628–1660

MPs 1660–1832

Notes

References

*Robert Beatson, ''A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament'' (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807

* J Holladay Philbin, ''Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales'' (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965) * {{Rayment-hc, w, 2, date=March 2012 Parliamentary constituencies in Herefordshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1832 Rotten boroughs Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1628 William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland