Lanchester Registration District

LANCHESTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 15.1.1838 (to become part of Durham registration district).
Re-created : 1.4.1875 (out of Durham registration district).
Abolished : 1.7.1938 (to become part of Durham North Western, Durham Central, and Durham Northern registration districts).
Sub-districts : Annfield Plain, Consett, Lanchester, Stanley, Tanfield.
GRO volumes : XXIV (1837), 10a (1875–1938).
Registers currently held at : County of Durham.

Table 1A: List of Places in Lanchester Registration District (1837–38)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Benfieldside	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Billingside	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Collierley & Pontop	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Conside & Knitsley	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Cornsay	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Ebchester	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Esh	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Greencroft	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Healeyfield	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Hedleyhope	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Iveston	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Kyo	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Lanchester	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Langley	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Medomsley	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Muggleswick	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Satley	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Tanfield	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 1B: List of Places in Lanchester Registration District (1875–1938)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Benfieldside	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Consett. See also Table 2, note (b).
Billingside	Durham	1875	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 to become parts of the parishes of Medomsley and Lanchester. See also Table 2, note (b).
Collierley & Pontop	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Stanley and Consett. See also Table 2, note (b).
Consett	Durham	1894	1938	Created 30.9.1894 from the parts of the parishes of Conside & Knitsley and Iveston in Consett Urban District. See also Table 2, note (q).
Conside & Knitsley	Durham	1875	1894	Abolished 30.9.1894 to become the separate parishes of Consett and Knitsley. See also Table 2, note (b).
Cornsay	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Craghead	Durham	1896	1937	Created 30.9.1896 out of the parishes of Edmondsley and Lanchester. Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Stanley and Lanchester. See also Table 2, note (k).
Ebchester	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Consett. See also Table 2, note (b).
Esh	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b), (n) and (o).
Greencroft	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Greencroft Within	Durham	1896	1937	Created 1.10.1896 from the part of the parish of Greencroft in Annfield Plain Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Stanley.
Healeyfield	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Hedleyhope	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Iveston	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Consett and Stanley. See also Table 2, note (b).
Knitsley	Durham	1894	1937	Created 30.9.1894 from the rural part of the parish of Conside & Knitsley. Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Consett and Healeyfield.
Kyo	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Stanley. See also Table 2, note (b).
Lanchester	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b), (d), (f), (g) and (n).
Langley	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Medomsley	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Consett and Stanley. See also Table 2, notes (b), (j), (l) and (m).
Muggleswick	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Oxhill	Durham	1894	1916	Created 30.9.1894 from the part of the parish of Kyo in Stanley Urban District. Abolished 1.10.1916 to become part of the parish of Stanley.
Satley	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) (h), (i) and (n).
South Cornsay	Durham	1894	1938	Created 30.9.1894 from the parts of the parishes of Cornsay and Hedleyhope in Tow Law Urban District.
South Moor	Durham	1894	1916	Created 30.9.1894 from the part of the parish of Lanchester in Stanley Urban District. Abolished 1.10.1916 to become part of the parish of Stanley.
Stanley	Durham	1894	1938	Created 30.9.1894 from the part of the parish of Tanfield in Stanley Urban DIstrict. See also Table 2, note (q).
Tanfield	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Stanley, Consett, and Lamesley. See also Table 2, notes (b), (c), (e) and (p).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Lanchester Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
15.1.1838 (abolished)	(a)	Lost all constituent parishes and parishes of Benfieldside, Billingside, Collierley & Pontop, Conside & Knitsley, Cornsay, Ebchester, Esh, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Kyo, Lanchester, Langley, Medomsley, Muggleswick, Satley, and Tanfield, to Durham registration district.
1.4.1875 (re created)	(b)	Gained the parishes of Benfieldside, Billingside, Collierley & Pontop, Conside & Knitsley, Cornsay, Ebchester, Esh, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Kyo, Lanchester, Langley, Medomsley, Muggleswick, Satley, and Tanfield, from Durham registration district.	40521 in 1871
24.3.1883	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Tanfield (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Whickham, including Tanfield Moor) from Gateshead registration district.	31 in 1891
25.3.1886	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Lanchester, including the village of Craghead (which became part of the parish of Edmondsley on 25.3.1886) to Chester le Street registration district.	1013 in 1891
25.3.1886	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Tanfield, comprising Edenhill Farm and Cottages (which became part of the parish of Urpeth on 25.3.1886) to Chester le Street registration district.	24 in 1891
24.3.1887	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Lanchester (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Edmondsley, including parts of Morrow Edge and Wheatley Hill) from Chester le Street registration district.	14 in 1891
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Lanchester (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Witton Gilbert) from Chester le Street registration district.	0 in 1891
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Satley (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Edmondsley, including Wheatley Grange) from Chester le Street registration district.	5 in 1891
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Satley (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Witton Gilbert) from Chester le Street registration district.	0 in 1891
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Medomsley (which until 24.3.1887 formed part of the parish of Hedley Woodside, including Derwentside Cottages) from Hexham registration district.	412 in 1891
1.4.1897	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Craghead (which until 30.9.1896 formed part of the parish of Edmondsley) from Chester le Street registration district.	1037 in 1891
1.3.1902	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Medomsley (which became part of the parish of Chopwell on 1.10.1901) to Gateshead registration district.	171 in 1901
1.3.1902	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Medomsley (which until 1.10.1901 formed part of the parish of Chopwell) from Gateshead registration district.	0 in 1901
1.7.1938 (abolished)	(n)	Lost the parishes of Cornsay, Esh, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Lanchester, Langley, Muggleswick, and Satley, to Durham Central registration district.	16854 in 1931
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Esh (which became part of the parish of Brandon & Byshottles on 1.4.1937) to Durham Central registration district.	2061 in 1931
	(p)	Lost part of the parish of Tanfield (which became part of the parish of Lamesley on 1.4.1937) to Durham Northern registration district.	0 in 1931
	(q)	Lost the parishes of Consett and Stanley to Durham North Western registration district.	92391 in 1931

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