Durham North Western Registration District

List of Districts

DURHAM NORTH WESTERN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1938 (out of Gateshead, Lanchester and Chester-le-Street registration districts).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (divided between Durham Northern and Gateshead registration districts).
Sub-districts : Blaydon, Consett, Stanley, Whickham
GRO volumes : 10a (1938–46); 1A (1946–74).
District number : 550 (1938–46); 14 (1946–74).

Table 1: List of Places in Durham North Western Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Blaydon	Durham	1938	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Gateshead unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Consett	Durham	1938	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Derwentside unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (d).
Ryton	Durham	1938	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Gateshead unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Stanley	Durham	1938	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Derwentside unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Whickham	Durham	1938	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Gateshead unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Durham North Western Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1938 (created)	(a)	Gained parts of the parishes of Stanley and Whickham (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Lamesley and Urpeth) from Chester-le-Street registration district.	2039 in 1931
	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of Stanley (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of Blaydon and Whickham) and the parishes of Blaydon, Ryton and Whickham, from Gateshead registration district.	66799 in 1931
	(c)	Gained the parishes of Consett and Stanley from Lanchester registration district.	92391 in 1931
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the parishes of Consett and Stanley (which became parts of the Derwentside unparished area on 1.4.1974) to Durham Northern registration district.	77469 in 1971
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(e)	Lost the parishes of Blaydon, Ryton and Whickham (which was added to the Gateshead unparished area on 1.4.1974) to Gateshead registration district.	75017 in 1971

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