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 (added to Durham Central & South Eastern registration district).
Re-created : 1.4.1974 (out of Durham Central & South Eastern registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.2004 (added to Central Durham registration district).
Sub-districts : Durham, Durham City, Durham Rural, Lanchester
GRO volumes : 10a (1938–46); 1A (1946–71); 1 (1974–92).
District number : 551 (1938–46); 10 (1946–71); 438 (1974–2004).

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

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 (h) and (k).
Belmont	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Brancepeth	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Brandon & Byshottles	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Cassop cum Quarrington	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Coxhoe	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Croxdale & Hett	Durham	1986	2004	Created 1.4.1986 out of the parishes of Hett, Spennymoor and Sunderland Bridge. See also Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Durham	Durham	1974	2004	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Durham. See also Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Framwellgate Moor	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h), (i) and (k).
Hett	Durham	1974	1986	Abolished 1.4.1986 and added to the parish of Croxdale & Hett. See also Table 2, note (h).
Kelloe	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Kimblesworth	Durham	1974	1986	Abolished 1.4.1986 and divided between the parishes of Kimblesworth & Plawsworth, Sacriston and Witton Gilbert. See also Table 2, notes (h) and (i).
Pittington	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Shadforth	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Sherburn	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Sherburn House	Durham	1974	1986	Abolished 1.4.1986 and divided between the parishes of Sherburn and Shincliffe. See also Table 2, note (h).
Shincliffe	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Sunderland Bridge	Durham	1974	1986	Abolished 1.4.1986 and added to the parish of Croxdale & Hett. See also Table 2, note (h).
West Rainton	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).
Whitwell House	Durham	1974	1986	Abolished 1.4.1986 and added to the parish of Shincliffe. See also Table 2, note (h).
Witton Gilbert	Durham	1974	2004	See Table 2, notes (h) and (k).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Durham Central Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1938 (created)	(a)	Gained parts of the parishes of Framwellgate Moor, Kimblesworth and West Rainton (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Cocken and Plawsworth) and the parish of Witton Gilbert, from Chester-le-Street registration district.	1997 in 1931
	(b)	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
	(c)	Gained the parish of Kelloe from Easington registration district.	771 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Moor House and West Rainton from Houghton-le-Spring registration district.	2324 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Brandon & Byshottles (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Esh) and the parishes of Cornsay, Esh, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Lanchester, Langley, Muggleswick and Satley, from Lanchester registration district.	18915 in 1931
	(f)	Gained parts of the parishes of Coxhoe and Kelloe (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Cornforth and Garmondsway Moor) from Sedgefield registration district.	2290 in 1931
1.10.1971 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the 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.	90037 in 1961
1.4.1974 (re-created)	(h)	Gained the Durham unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Durham) and 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, from Durham Central & South Eastern registration district.	81445 in 1971
1.4.1986	(i)	Lost parts of the parishes of Framwellgate Moor and Kimblesworth (which became parts of the parish of Kimblesworth & Plawsworth on 1.4.1986) to Durham Northern registration district.	n/a
1.4.1986	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Croxdale & Hett (which until 1.4.1986 formed part of the parish of Spennymoor) from Durham Western registration district.	n/a
1.4.2004 (abolished)	(k)	Lost the Durham unparished area and the parishes of Bearpark, Belmont, Brancepeth, Brandon & Byshottles, Cassop cum Quarrington, Coxhoe, Croxdale & Hett, Framwellgate Moor, Kelloe, Pittington, Shadforth, Sherburn, Shincliffe, West Rainton and Witton Gilbert, to Central Durham registration district.	138766 in 2001

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