Durham Central Registration District

DURHAM CENTRAL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1938 (out of Durham, Lanchester, Houghton le Spring, Sedgefield, Chester le Street, and Easington registration districts).
Abolished : 1.10.1971 (to become part of Durham Central & South Eastern registration district).
Re-created : 1.4.1974 (out of Durham Central & South Eastern registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.2004 (to become part of Central Durham registration district).
Sub-districts : Durham, Durham City, Durham Rural, Lanchester
GRO volumes : 10a (1938–46), 1A (1946–71), 1 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : County of Durham district.

Table 1A: List of Places in Durham Central Registration District (1938–71)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bearpark	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Belmont	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Brancepeth	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Brandon & Byshottles	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e), (i) and (l).
Cassop cum Quarrington	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Cornsay	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Coxhoe	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e), (j) and (l).
Durham	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Esh	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Framwellgate Moor	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (b), (e) and (l).
Greencroft	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Healeyfield	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Hedleyhope	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Hett	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Kelloe	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (f), (k) and (l).
Kimblesworth	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (c), (e) and (l).
Lanchester	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Langley	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Moor House	Durham	1938	1946	Abolished 1.4.1946 to become part of the parish of West Rainton. See also Table 2, note (g).
Muggleswick	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Pittington	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Satley	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (h) and (l).
Shadforth	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Sherburn	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Sherburn House	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Shincliffe	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Sunderland Bridge	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
West Rainton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d), (g) and (l).
Whitwell House	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Witton Gilbert	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (a) and (l).

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

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Bearpark	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Belmont	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Brancepeth	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Brandon & Byshottles	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Cassop cum Quarrington	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Coxhoe	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Durham	Durham	1974	2004	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Durham, and the municipal borough of Durham & Framwellgate. See also Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Framwellgate Moor	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Hett	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Kelloe	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Kimblesworth	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Pittington	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Shadforth	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Sherburn	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Sherburn House	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Shincliffe	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Sunderland Bridge	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
West Rainton	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Whitwell House	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).
Witton Gilbert	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (m) and (n).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Durham Central Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1938 (created)	(a)	Gained the parish of Witton Gilbert from Chester le Street registration district.	1752 in 1931
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Framwellgate Moor (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Cocken) from Chester le Street registration district.	43 in 1931
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Kimblesworth (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Plawsworth) from Chester le Street registration district.	6 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of West Rainton (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Cocken) from Chester le Street registration district.	196 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parishes of Bearpark, Belmont, Brancepeth, Brandon & Byshottles, Cassop cum Quarrington, Coxhoe, Durham, Framwellgate Moor, Hett, Kimblesworth, Pittington, Shadforth, Sherburn, Sherburn House, Shincliffe, Sunderland Bridge, and Whitwell House, from Durham registration district.	64264 in 1931
	(f)	Gained the parish of Kelloe from Easington registration district.	771 in 1931
	(g)	Gained the parishes of Moor House and West Rainton from Houghton le Spring registration district.	2324 in 1931
	(h)	Gained the parishes of Cornsay, Esh, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Lanchester, Langley, Muggleswick, and Satley, from Lanchester registration district.	16854 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Brandon & Byshottles (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Esh) from Lanchester registration district.	2061 in 1931
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Coxhoe (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Cornforth) from Sedgefield registration district.	2185 in 1931
	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Kelloe (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Garmondsway Moor) from Sedgefield registration district.	105 in 1931
1.10.1971 (abolished)	(l)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bearpark, Belmont, Brancepeth, Brandon & Byshottles, Cassop cum Quarrington, Cornsay, Coxhoe, Durham, Esh, Framwellgate Moor, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Hett, Kelloe, Kimblesworth, Lanchester, Langley, Muggleswick, Pittington, Satley, Shadforth, Sherburn, Sherburn House, Shincliffe, Sunderland Bridge, West Rainton, Whitwell House, and Witton Gilbert, to Durham Central & South Eastern registration district.
1.4.1974 (re-created)	(m)	Gained the parishes of Bearpark, Belmont, Brancepeth, Brandon & Byshottles, Cassop cum Quarrington, Coxhoe, Framwellgate Moor, Hett, Kelloe, Kimblesworth, Pittington, Shadforth, Sherburn, Sherburn House, Shincliffe, Sunderland Bridge, West Rainton, Whitwell House, and Witton Gilbert, and the unparished area of Durham, from Durham Central & South Eastern registration district.	81445 in 1971
1.4.2004 (abolished)	(n)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bearpark, Belmont, Brancepeth, Brandon & Byshottles, Cassop cum Quarrington, Coxhoe, Framwellgate Moor, Hett, Kelloe, Kimblesworth, Pittington, Shadforth, Sherburn, Sherburn House, Shincliffe, Sunderland Bridge, West Rainton, Whitwell House, and Witton Gilbert, and the unparished area of Durham, to Central Durham registration district.

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