Sedgefield Registration District

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1837
Abolished : 15.1.1838 (incorporated into Stockton registration district).
Re-created : 1.1.1896 (out of Stockton registration district).
Abolished : 1.7.1938 (incorporated into Durham South Eastern, and Durham Central registration districts).
Sub-districts : Cornforth, Sedgefield
GRO volumes : XXIV (1837), 10a (1896–1938).
Registers now held by : County of Durham and Darlington.

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bishop Middleham	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Bishopton	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Bradbury	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Butterwick & Oldacres	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Chilton	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Cornforth	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
East & West Newbiggin	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Elstob	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Embleton	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Ferryhill	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Fishburn	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Foxton & Shotton	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Garmondsway Moor	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Great Stainton	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Little Stainton	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Mainsforth	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Mordon	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Preston le Skerne	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Sedgefield	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Stillington	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Thrislington	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Trimdon	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Woodham	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 1B: List of Places in Sedgefield Registration District (1896–1938)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bishop Middleham	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Bishopton	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Bradbury	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Butterwick & Oldacres	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Chilton	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Cornforth	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
East & West Newbiggin	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Elstob	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Embleton	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Ferryhill	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Fishburn	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Foxton & Shotton	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Garmondsway Moor	Durham	1896	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parishes of Kelloe and Fishburn. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Great Stainton	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Little Stainton	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Low Spennymoor	Durham	1896	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parish of Spennymoor. See also Table 2, note (b).
Mainsforth	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Mordon	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Preston le Skerne	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Sedgefield	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Stillington	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Thrislington	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Trimdon	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Woodham	Durham	1896	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Sedgefield Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
15.1.1838 (abolished)	(a)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bishop Middleham, Bishopton, Bradbury Butterwick & Oldacres, Chilton, Cornforth, East & West Newbiggin, Elstob, Embleton, Ferryhill, Fishburn, Foxton & Shotton, Garmondsway Moor, Great Stainton, Little Stainton, Mainsforth, Mordon, Preston le Skerne, Sedgefield, Stillington, Thrislington, Trimdon, and Woodham, to Stockton registration district.
1.1.1896 (re-created)	(b)	Gained the parishes of Bishop Middleham, Bishopton, Bradbury, Butterwick & Oldacres, Chilton, Cornforth, East & West Newbiggin, Elstob, Embleton, Ferryhill, Fishburn, Foxton & Shotton, Garmondsway Moor, Great Stainton, Little Stainton, Low Spennymoor, Mainsforth, Mordon, Preston le Skerne, Sedgefield, Stillington, Thrislington, Trimdon, and Woodham, from Stockton registration district.
1.7.1938 (abolished)	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Cornforth (which became part of the parish of Coxhoe on 1.4.1937) to Durham Central registration district.	2185 in 1931
	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Garmondsway Moor (which became part of the parish of Kelloe on 1.4.1937) to Durham Central registration district.	105 in 1931
	(e)	Lost the parishes of Bishop Middleham, Bradbury, Butterwick & Oldacres, Chilton, Cornforth, Elstob, Embleton, Ferryhill, Fishburn, Foxton & Shotton, Mainsforth, Mordon, Preston le Skerne, Sedgefield, Stillington, Thrislington, Trimdon, and Woodham, to Durham South Eastern registration district.	33730 in 1931

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