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DURHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1: List of Places in Durham Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Bearpark

Durham

1894

1938

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Elvet. See also Table 2, note (i).

Belmont

Durham

1894

1938

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. Giles. See also Table 2, note (i).

Benfieldside

Durham

1838

1875

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

Billingside

Durham

1838

1875

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

Brancepeth

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (i).

Brandon & Byshottles

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).

Broom

Durham

1837

1937

Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Brandon & Byshottles and Bearpark.

Cassop

Durham

1837

1887

Abolished 24.3.1887 and added to the parish of Cassop cum Quarrington.

Cassop cum Quarrington

Durham

1887

1938

Created 24.3.1887 out of the parishes of Quarrington and Cassop. See also Table 2, note (i).

Collierley & Pontop

Durham

1838

1875

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

Conside & Knitsley

Durham

1838

1875

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

Cornsay

Durham

1838

1875

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

Coxhoe

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (i).

Crossgate

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

Durham

Durham

1916

1938

Created 1.4.1916 from the parishes of Crossgate, Elvet, St. Giles, Framwellgate, St. Nicholas, North Bailey, Durham College, South Bailey, Durham Castle and Precincts and Magdalen Place. See also Table 2, note (i).

Durham Castle and Precincts

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

Durham College

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

Ebchester

Durham

1838

1875

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

Elvet

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

Esh

Durham

1838

1875

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

Framwellgate

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham. See also Table 2, note (f).

Framwellgate Moor

Durham

1894

1938

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Framwellgate. See also Table 2, note (i).

Greencroft

Durham

1838

1875

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

Healeyfield

Durham

1838

1875

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

Hedleyhope

Durham

1838

1875

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

Hett

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, notes (i) and (k).

Iveston

Durham

1838

1875

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

Kimblesworth

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, notes (c), (g), (i) and (j).

Kyo

Durham

1838

1875

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

Lanchester

Durham

1838

1875

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

Langley

Durham

1838

1875

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

Magdalen Place

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

Medomsley

Durham

1838

1875

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

Muggleswick

Durham

1838

1875

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

Nevilles Cross

Durham

1894

1935

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Crossgate. Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Durham.

North Bailey

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

Pittington

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, notes (d), (i) and (j).

Quarrington

Durham

1837

1887

Abolished 24.3.1887 and added to the parish of Cassop cum Quarrington.

Satley

Durham

1838

1875

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

Shadforth

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (i).

Sherburn

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (i).

Sherburn House

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (i).

Shincliffe

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (i).

South Bailey

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

St. Giles

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

St. Nicholas

Durham

1837

1916

Abolished 1.4.1916 and added to the parish of Durham.

St. Oswalds

Durham

1895

1935

Created 5.10.1895 out of the parish of Bearpark. Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Durham, Shincliffe and Sunderland Bridge.

Stockley

Durham

1837

1937

Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Crook & Willington. See also Table 2, note (k).

Sunderland Bridge

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (i).

Tanfield

Durham

1838

1875

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

Tudhoe

Durham

1837

1937

Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Spennymoor. See also Table 2, notes (h) and (k).

Whitwell House

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (i).

Willington

Durham

1837

1937

Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Crook & Willington and Bishop Auckland. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (k).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Durham Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

15.1.1838

(a)

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 Lanchester registration district.

9907 in 1841

1.4.1875

(b)

Lost the parishes of Benfieldside, Billingside, Collierley & Pontop, Conside & Knitsley, Cornsay, Ebchester, Esh, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Kyo, Lanchester, Langley, Medomsley, Muggleswick, Satley and Tanfield, to re create Lanchester registration district.

40521 in 1871

25.3.1882

(c)

Lost a detached part of the parish of Kimblesworth (which was added to the parish of Chester-le-Street on 25.3.1882) to Chester-le-Street registration district.

0 in 1881

(d)

Lost a detached part of the parish of Pittington (which was added to the parish of West Rainton on 25.3.1882) to Houghton-le-Spring registration district.

218 in 1881

25.3.1883

(e)

Lost detached parts of the parish of Willington (which was added to the parish of Helmington Row on 25.3.1882) to Auckland registration district.

0 in 1881

(f)

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

4 in 1891

25.3.1885

(g)

Gained part of the parish of Kimblesworth (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Plawsworth) from Chester-le-Street registration district.

0 in 1891

25.3.1886

(h)

Gained part of the parish of Tudhoe (which until 25.3.1886 formed a detached part of the parish of Ferryhill) from Stockton registration district.

5 in 1891

1.7.1938 (abolished)

(i)

Lost 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, to Durham Central registration district.

64264 in 1931

(j)

Lost part of the parishes of Kimblesworth and Pittington (which became parts of the parishes of Hetton and Plawsworth on 1.4.1937) to Durham Northern registration district.

235 in 1931

(k)

Lost parts of the parishes of Bishop Auckland, Crook & Willington and Spennymoor (which until 1.4.1937 formed the parishes of Stockley and Tudhoe and parts of the parishes of Brandon & Byshottles, Hett and Willington) to Durham Western registration district.

15902 in 1931



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