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HOUGHTON LE SPRING REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.7.1938 (to become part of Durham Northern, Durham Eastern, Durham Central, and Sunderland registration districts).
Sub-districts : Hetton le Hole, Houghton le Spring.
GRO volumes : XXIV (1837–51), 10a (1852–1938).
Registers currently held at : Sunderland and County of Durham districts.

Table 1: List of Places in Houghton le Spring Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
East & Middle Herrington	Durham	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (d).
East Rainton	Durham	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become parts of the parishes of Hetton and Houghton le Spring.
Great Eppleton	Durham	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Hetton.
Hetton	Durham	1937	1938	Created 1.4.1937 out of the parishes of Hetton le Hole, East Rainton, Moorsley, Pittington, Great Eppleton, and Little Eppleton. See also Table 2, note (e).
Hetton le Hole	Durham	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Hetton.
Houghton le Spring	Durham	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (e).
Little Eppleton	Durham	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Hetton.
Moor House	Durham	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Moorsley	Durham	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Hetton.
Morton Grange	Durham	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Houghton le Spring and West Rainton.
Newbottle	Durham	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Houghton le Spring and East & Middle Herrington.
Offerton	Durham	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (d).
Penshaw	Durham	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of the parish of Houghton le Spring and Offerton.
Silksworth	Durham	1837	1938	See Table 2, notes (b), (d) and (f).
Warden Law	Durham	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (d).
West Herrington	Durham	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (d).
West Rainton	Durham	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Houghton le Spring Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
21.12.1881	(a)	Gained a part of the parish of West Rainton (which until 21.12.1881 formed a detached part of the parish of Pittington) from Durham registration district.	218 in 1881
1.4.1928	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Silksworth (which became part of the parish of Sunderland on 1.4.1928) to Sunderland registration district.	54 in 1921
1.7.1938 (abolished)	(c)	Lost the parishes of Moor House and West Rainton to Durham Central registration district.	2324 in 1931
	(d)	Lost the parishes of East & Middle Herrington, Oflerton, Silksworth, Warden Law, and West Herrington, to Durham Eastern registration district.	2673 in 1931
	(e)	Lost the parishes of Hetton and Houghton le Spring to Durham Northern registration district.	50503 in 1931
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Silksworth (which became part of the parish of Sunderland on 1.4.1937) to Sunderland registration district.	64 in 1931

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