Northumberland West Registration District

NORTHUMBERLAND WEST REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Northumberland.
Created : 1.1.1937 (out of Bellingham, Haltwhistle and Hexham registration districts).
Abolished : 1.4.2008 (added to Northumberland registration district).
Sub-districts : Allendale, Bellingham, Bywell, Haltwhistle, Hexham, Prudhoe.
GRO volumes : 10b (1936–46); 1B (1946–74); 1 (1974–92).
District number : 561 (1937–46); 27 (1946–74); 680 (1974–2008).

Table 1: List of Places in Northumberland West Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Acomb	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Allendale	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Aydon	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Corbridge. See also Table 2, note (c).
Aydon Castle	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Corbridge. See also Table 2, note (c).
Bardon Mill	Northumberland	1955	2008	Created 1.4.1955 out of the parishes of Thorngrafton and Ridley.
Bavington	Northumberland	1958	2008	Created 1.4.1958 out of the parishes of Throckington, Little Bavington, Great Bavington, Hawick and Sweethope. See also Table 2, note (h).
Bearl	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Bywell. See also Table 2, note (c).
Bellingham	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Bellister	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Featherstone. See also Table 2, note (b).
Bingfield	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Whittington. See also Table 2, note (c).
Birtley	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Black Carts & Ryehll	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Humshaugh. See also Table 2, note (c).
Blanchland	Northumberland	1955	2008	Created 1.4.1955 by renaming the parish of Shotley High Quarter
Blenkinsopp	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Greenhead. See also Table 2, note (b).
Broomhaugh	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Broomhaugh & Riding. See also Table 2, note (c).
Broomhaugh & Riding	Northumberland	1955	2008	Created 1.4.1955 from the parishes of Riding and Broomhaugh. See also Table 2, note (h).
Broomley	Northumberland	1937	1955	Renamed 1.4.1955 to become the parish of Broomley & Stocksfield. See also Table 2, note (c).
Broomley & Stocksfield	Northumberland	1955	2008	Created 1.4.1955 by renaming the parish of Broomley. See also Table 2, note (h).
Bywell	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Carrycoats	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Birtley. See also Table 2, note (a).
Catcherside	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Kirkwhelpington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Chirdon	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Greystead. See also Table 2, note (a).
Chollerton	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Clarewood	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Whittington. See also Table 2, note (c).
Coanwood	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Cocklaw	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Wall. See also Table 2, note (c).
Coldwell	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Kirkwhelpington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Corbridge	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Corsenside	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Crookdean	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Kirkwhelpington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Dilston	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Corbridge. See also Table 2, note (c).
Dukeshagg	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Hedley. See also Table 2, note (c).
Eltringham	Northumberland	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Prudhoe. See also Table 2, note (c).
Espershields	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Healey. See also Table 2, note (c).
Fallowfield	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Wall. See also Table 2, note (c).
Falstone	Northumberland	1958	2008	Created 1.4.1958 from the parishes of Wellhaugh, Plashetts & Tynehead and Thorneyburn. See also Table 2, note (h).
Fawns	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Kirkwhelpington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Featherstone	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Great Bavington	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Bavington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Great Whittington	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Whittington. See also Table 2, note (c).
Greenhead	Northumberland	1955	2008	Created 1.4.1955 from the parishes of Blenkinsopp and Wall Town. See also Table 2, note (h).
Greystead	Northumberland	1958	2008	Created 1.4.1958 from the parishes of Smalesmouth and Chirdon. See also Table 2, note (h).
Hallington	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Whittington. See also Table 2, note (c).
Halton	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Whittington. See also Table 2, note (c).
Haltwhistle	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Hartleyburn	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (b), (f), (g) and (h).
Haughton	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and divided between the parishes of Humshaugh and Simonburn. See also Table 2, note (c).
Hawick	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Bavington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Haydon	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Healey	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Hedley	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Henshaw	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Hexham	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h)
Hexhamshire	Northumberland	1955	2008	Created 1.4.1955 out of the parishes of Hexhamshire High Quarter, Hexhamshire Middle Quarter and Hexhamshire West Quarter. See also Table 2, note (h).
Hexhamshire High Quarter	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Hexhamshire. See also Table 2, note (c).
Hexhamshire Low Quarter	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Hexhamshire Middle Quarter	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Hexhamshire. See also Table 2, note (c).
Hexhamshire West Quarter	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and divided between the parishes of Haydon, Hexhamshire Low Quarter and Hexhamshire. See also Table 2, note (c).
High Fotherley	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Healey. See also Table 2, note (c).
Horsley	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Humshaugh	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Kielder	Northumberland	1958	2008	Created 1.4.1958 out of the parishes of Plashetts & Tynehead and Wellhaugh. See also Table 2, note (h).
Kirkharle	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Kirkwhelpington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Kirkhaugh	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Slaggyford. See also Table 2, note (b).
Kirkwhelpington	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh	Northumberland	1967	2008	Created 3.8.1967 by renaming the parish of see Slaggyford. See also Table 2, note (h).
Knarsdale	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Slaggyford. See also Table 2, note (b).
Lambley	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Coanwood. See also Table 2, note (b).
Little Bavington	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Bavington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Little Harle	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Kirkwhelpington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Little Whittington	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Whittington. See also Table 2, note (c).
Melkridge	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Mickley	Northumberland	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Prudhoe. See also Table 2, note (c).
Nafferton	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Horsley. See also Table 2, note (c).
Newbrough	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Newlands	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Shotley Low Quarter. See also Table 2, note (c).
Newton	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Bywell. See also Table 2, note (c).
Newton Hall	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Bywell. See also Table 2, note (c).
Otterburn	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Ovingham	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Ovington	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Plashetts & Tynehead	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and divided between the parishes of Kielder and Falstone. See also Table 2, note (a).
Plenmeller	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield. See also Table 2, note (b).
Plenmeller with Whitfield	Northumberland	1955	2008	Created 1.4.1955 from the parishes of Whitfield and Plenmeller. See also Table 2, note (h).
Portgate	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Corbridge. See also Table 2, note (c).
Prudhoe	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Prudhoe Castle	Northumberland	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the parish of Prudhoe. See also Table 2, note (c).
Riding	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Broomhaugh & Riding. See also Table 2, note (c).
Ridley	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Bardon Mill. See also Table 2, note (b).
Rochester	Northumberland	1958	2008	Created 1.4.1958 from the parishes of Rochester Ward and Troughend. See also Table 2, note (h).
Rochester Ward	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Rochester. See also Table 2, note (a).
Sandhoe	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Shotley High Quarter	Northumberland	1937	1955	Renamed 1.4.1955 to become the parish of Blanchland. See also Table 2, note (c).
Shotley Low Quarter	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Simonburn	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Slaggyford	Northumberland	1955	1967	Created 1.4.1955 from the parishes of Knaresdale and Kirkhaugh. Renamed 3.8.1967 to become the parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh.
Slaley	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Smalesmouth	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Greystead. See also Table 2, note (a).
Spital	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Horsley. See also Table 2, note (c).
Stelling	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Bywell. See also Table 2, note (c).
Styford	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Bywell. See also Table 2, note (c).
Sweethope	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Bavington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Tarset	Northumberland	1958	2008	Created 1.4.1958 out of the parishes of Tarset West, Bellingham and Thorneyburn. See also Table 2, note (h).
Tarset West	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Tarset. See also Table 2, note (a).
Thirlwall	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Thockrington	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Bavington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Thornbrough	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Corbridge. See also Table 2, note (c).
Thorneyburn	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and divided between the parishes of Tarset and Falstone. See also Table 2, note (a).
Thorngrafton	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Bardon Mill. See also Table 2, note (b).
Troughend	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and divided between the parishes of Rochester and Otterburn. See also Table 2, note (a).
Wall	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Wall Town	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Greenhead. See also Table 2, note (b).
Warden	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Wark	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Wellhaugh	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and divided between the parishes of Tarsett and Falstone. See also Table 2, note (a).
Welton	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Horsley. See also Table 2, note (c).
West Allen	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
West Harle	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Kirkwhelpington. See also Table 2, note (a).
West Whelpington	Northumberland	1937	1958	Abolished 1.4.1958 and added to the parish of Kirkwhelpington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Whitfield	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield. See also Table 2, note (b).
Whittington	Northumberland	1955	2008	Created 1.4.1955 out of the parishes of Bingfield, Hallington, Great Whittington, Clarewood and Halton. See also Table 2, note (h).
Whittle	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Newton on the Moor. See also Table 2, note (c).
Whittonstall	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and added to the parish of Shotley Low Quarter. See also Table 2, note (c).
Wylam	Northumberland	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (c), (d), (e) and (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Northumberland West Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1937 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Bellingham, Birtley, Carrycoats, Catcherside, Chirdon, Coldwell, Corsenside, Crookdean, Fawns, Great Bavington, Hawick, Kirkharle, Kirkwhelpington, Little Bavington, Little Harle, Otterburn, Plashetts & Tynehead, Rochester Ward, Smalesmouth, Sweethope, Tarset West, Thockrington, Thorneyburn, Troughend, Wark, Wellhaugh, West Harle and West Whelpington, from Bellingham registration district.	5291 in 1931
	(b)	Gained the parishes of Bellister, Blenkinsopp, Coanwood, Featherstone, Haltwhistle, Hartleyburn, Henshaw, Kirkhaugh, Knarsdale, Lambley, Melkridge, Plenmeller, Ridley, Thirlwall, Thorngrafton, Wall Town and Whitfield, from Haltwhistle registration district.	8910 in 1931
	(c)	Gained the parishes of Acomb, Allendale, Aydon, Aydon Castle, Bearl, Bingfield, Black Carts & Ryehill, Broomhaugh, Broomley, Bywell, Chollerton, Clarewood, Cocklaw, Corbridge, Dilston, Dukershagg, Eltringham, Espershields, Fallowfield, Great Whittington, Hallington, Halton, Haughton, Haydon, Healey, Hedley, Hexham, Hexhamshire High Quarter, Hexhamshire Low Quarter, Hexhamshire Middle Quarter, Hexhamshire West Quarter, High Fotherley, Horsley, Humshaugh, Little Whittington, Mickley, Nafferton, Newbrough, Newlands, Newton, Newton Hall, Ovingham, Ovington, Portgate, Prudhoe, Prudhoe Castle, Riding, Sandhoe, Shotley High Quarter, Shotley Low Quarter, Simonburn, Slaley, Spital, Stelling, Styford, Thornbrough, Wall, Warden, Welton, West Allen, Whittle, Whittonstall and Wylam, from Hexham registration district.	39453 in 1931
1.4.1986	(d)	Lost parts of the parish of Wylam (which became parts of the parish of Heddon on the Wall on 1.4.1986) to Northumberland Central registration district.	n/a
1.4.1986	(e)	Gained parts of the parish of Wylam (which until 1.4.1986 formed parts of the parish of Heddon on the Wall) from Northumberland Central registration district.	n/a
1.4.1990	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Hartleyburn (which was added to the parish of Midgeholme on 1.4.1990) to Carlisle registration district.	9 in 1989
1.4.1990	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Hartleyburn (which until 1.4.1990 formed part of the parish of Midgeholme) from Carlisle registration district.	0 in 1989
1.4.2008 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the parishes of Acomb, Allendale, Bardon Mill, Bavington, Bellingham, Birtley, Blanchland, Broomhaugh & Riding, Broomley & Stocksfield, Bywell, Chollerton, Coanwood, Corbridge, Corsenside, Falstone, Featherstone, Greenhead, Greystead, Haltwhistle, Hartleyburn, Haydon, Healey, Hedley, Henshaw, Hexham, Hexhamshire, Hexhamshire Low Quarter, Horsley, Humshaugh, Kielder, Kirkwhelpington, Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Melkridge, Newbrough, Otterburn, Ovingham, Ovington, Plenmeller with Whitfield, Prudhoe, Rochester, Sandhoe, Shotley Low Quarter, Simonburn, Slaley, Tarset, Thirlwall, Wall, Warden, Wark, West Allen, Whittington and Wylam, to Northumberland registration district.	58808 in 2001

The information on this page may not be reproduced without the consent of the copyright holder.

Hosted by UKBMD - Births, Marriages, Deaths & Censuses on the Internet