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GATESHEAD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Gateshead Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Blaydon

Durham

1936

1938

Created 1.4.1936 out of the parish of Winlaton. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (f).

Chopwell

Durham

1837

1937

Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Blaydon. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (d).

Crawbrook

Durham

1837

1914

Abolished 1.4.1914 and added to the parish of Ryton.

Gateshead

Durham

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Gateshead unparished area. See also Table 2, note (g).

Heworth

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (e).

Heworth Within

Durham

1894

1907

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Heworth in Gateshead County Borough. Abolished 1.4.1907 and added to the parish of Gateshead.

Medomsley

Durham

1901

1902

That part which until 1.10.1901 formed part of the parish of Chopwell. See also Table 2, note (c).

Ryton

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (f).

Ryton Woodside

Durham

1837

1914

Abolished 1.4.1914 and added to the parish of Ryton.

Stanley

Durham

1937

1938

That part which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Blaydon and Whickham. See also Table 2, note (f).

Stella

Durham

1837

1937

Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Blaydon.

Whickham

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (f) and (f).

Winlaton

Durham

1837

1936

Abolished 1.4.1936 and divided between the parishes of Blaydon, Whickham and Stanley.


Table 1B: List of Places in Gateshead Registration District (from 1974)

All the areas in Gateshead registration district became part of the county of Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Birtley

Tyne & Wear

1974

2006

Abolished 1.4.2006 and added to the Gateshead unparished area. See also Table 2, note (i).

Gateshead*

Tyne & Wear

1974

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 fomed the parishes of Blaydon, Heworth, Gateshead, Ryton and Whickham. See also Table 2, note (j).

Lamesley

Tyne & Wear

1974

See Table 2, note (i).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Gateshead Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

25.3.1883

(a)

Gained part of the parish of Whickham (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Lamesley) from Chester-le-Street registration district.

7 in 1891

(b)

Lost a detached part of the parish of Whickham (which was added to the parish of Tanfield on 25.3.1883) to Lanchester registration district.

31 in 1891

1.3.1902

(c)

Lost the part in the parish of Medomsley (which until 1.10.1901 formed part of the parish of Chopwell) to Lanchester registration district.

0 in 1901

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Chopwell (which until 1.10.1901 formed part of the parish of Medomsley) from Lanchester registration district.

171 in 1901

1.7.1938

(e)

Lost the parish of Heworth to Durham North Eastern registration district.

27040 in 1931

(f)

Lost the part in the parish of Stanley (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Blaydon and Whickham) and the parishes of Blaydon, Ryton and Whickham, to Durham North Western registration district.

66799 in 1931

1.4.1954

(g)

Gained part of the parish of Gateshead (which until 1.4.1954 formed part of the parish of Heworth) from Durham North Eastern registration district.

68 in 1951

1.4.1974

(h)

Gained part of the Gateshead unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Heworth) from Durham North Eastern registration district.

38458 in 1971

(i)

Gained the parishes of Birtley and Lamesley from Durham Northern registration district.

16532 in 1971

(j)

Gained the remaining part of the Gateshead unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Blaydon, Ryton and Whickham) from Durham North Western registration district.

75017 in 1971



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