Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary borough in Surrey, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
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Bletchingley | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Surrey |
Major settlements | Bletchingley |
1295–1832 | |
Seats | Two |
Replaced by | East Surrey |
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Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
The constituency was just 31⁄2 miles south-east of the similar rotten borough of Gatton.