Castle Ward Registration District

CASTLE WARD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Northumberland.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1937 (divided between Northumberland South and Northumberland Central registration districts).
Sub-districts : Gosforth; Newburn; Ponteland; Stamfordham
GRO volumes : XXV (1837–51); 10b (1852–1936).
Distruct number : 290a (1841–46); 554 (1847–69); 555 (1870–80); 558 (1881–1908); 560 (1909–36).

Table 1: List of Places in Castle Ward Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Belsay	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Berwick Hill	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Bitchfield	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Black Callerton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Black Heddon	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Bolam	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Bolam Vicarage	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Bradford	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Brenkley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Butterlaw	Northumberland	1837	1886	Abolished 25.3.1886 and added to the parish of East & West Whorlton.
Capheaton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Cheeseburn Grange	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Coldcoats	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Coxlodge	Northumberland	1837	1908	Abolished 1.4.1908 and added to the parish of Gosforth.
Dalton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Darras Hall	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Dinnington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Eachwick	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
East Brunton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (f).
East Denton	Northumberland	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Newburn and Newcastle upon Tyne. See also Table 2, note (c).
East Heddon	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
East Matfen	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
East Shaftoe	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Fawdon	Northumberland	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gosforth. See also Table 2, note (c).
Fenwick	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Gallowhill	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Gosforth	Northumberland	1908	1936	Created 1.4.1908 from the parishes of South Gosforth and Coxlodge. See also Table 2, note (f).
Harlow Hill	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Harnham	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Hawkwell	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Heddon on the Wall	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Heugh	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
High Callerton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Higham Dykes	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Horton Grange	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Houghton & Close House	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Ingoe	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Kearsley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Kenton	Northumberland	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (c).
Kirkheaton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Kirkley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Little Callerton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Mason	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Milbourne	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Milbourne Grange	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Moot Hall & Precincts	Northumberland	1936	1936	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Nesbitt	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Newbiggin	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (f).
Newburn	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (f).
Newburn Hall	Northumberland	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Newburn.
Newham	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
North Dissington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
North Gosforth	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (f).
Ogle	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Ouston	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Ponteland	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Prestwick	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Riplington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Rudchester	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Ryal	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Shilvington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Shortflatt	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
South Dissington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
South Gosforth	Northumberland	1837	1908	Abolished 1.4.1908 and added to the parish of Gosforth.
Stannington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Sugley	Northumberland	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Newburn.
Throckley	Northumberland	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Newburn.
Trewick	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Twizell	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Wallbottle	Northumberland	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Newburn.
Wallridge	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
West Brunton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
West Denton	Northumberland	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Newburn.
West Heddon	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
West Matfen	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
West Shaftoe	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Whalton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Whitchester	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Whorlton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Woolsington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Newcastle upon Tyne	Northumberland	1935	1935	That part which until 1.4.1935 formed parts of the parishes of East Denton, Fawdon, Kenton and West Brunton. See also Table 2, note (c).
St. Andrew	Northumberland	1904	1904	That part which until 9.11.1904 formed part of the parish of Kenton. See also Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Castle Ward Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of East Matfen (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Ovington) from Hexham registration district.	4 in 1891
1.1.1905	(b)	Lost the part in the parish of St. Andrew (which until 9.11.1904 formed part of the parish of Kenton) to Newcastle upon Tyne registration district.	45 in 1901
1.1.1936	(c)	Lost the parts in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne (which until 1.4.1935 formed parts of the parishes of East Denton, Fawdon, Kenton and West Brunton) to Newcastle upon Tyne registration district.	1965 in 1931
1.1.1936	(d)	Gained the parish of Moot Hall & Precincts from Newcastle upon Tyne registration district.	5 in 1931
1.1.1937 (abolished)	(e)	Lost the parishes of Belsay, Berwick Hill, Bitchfield, Black Callerton, Black Heddon, Bolam, Bolam Vicarage, Bradford, Brenkley, Capheaton, Cheescburn Grange, Coldcoats, Dalton, Darras Hall, Dinnington, Eachwick, East Heddon, East Matfen, East Shaftoe, Fenwick, Gallowhill, Harlow Hill, Harnham, Hawkwell, Heddon on the Wall, Heugh, High Callerton, Higham Dykes, Horton Grange, Houghton & Close House, Ingoe, Kearsley, Kirkheaton, Kirkley, Little Callerton, Mason, Milbourne, Milbourne Grange, Nesbitt, Newham, North Dissington, Ogle, Ouston, Ponteland, Prestwick, Riplington, Rudchester, Ryal, Shilvington, Shortflatt, South Dissington, Stannington, Trewick, Twizell, Wallridge, West Heddon, West Matfen, West Shaftoe, Whalton, Whitchester, Whorlton and Woolsington, to Northumberland Central registration district.	11921 in 1931
1.1.1937 (abolished)	(f)	Lost the parishes of East Brunton, Gosforth, Moot Hall & Precincts, Newbiggin, Newburn, North Gosforth and West Brunton, to Northumberland South registration district.	37971 in 1931

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