Darlington Registration District

DARLINGTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Aycliffe, Darlington, Hurworth.
GRO volumes : XXIV (1837–51); 10a (1852–1946); 1A (1946–74); 1 (1974–92).
District number : 281a (1841–46); 540 (1847–80); 542 (1881–1908); 543 (1909–46); 9 (1946–74); 436 (from 1974).

Table 1A: List of Places in Darlington Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Archdeacon Newton	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Barmpton	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Barton	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Blackwell	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Brafferton	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Cleasby	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Cliffe	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Coatham Mundeville	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Coatsaw Moor	Durham	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Heighington.
Cockerton	Durham	1837	1915	Abolished 1.4.1915 and divided between the parishes of Darlington and Archdeacon Newton.
Croft	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Dalton upon Tees	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Darlington	Durham	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (g), (h), (i) and (j).
Denton	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Eryholme	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Girsby	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Great Aycliffe	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Great Burdon	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Harrowgate Hill	Durham	1894	1907	Created 1894 from the parts of the parishes of Cockerton and Haughton -le-Skerne in Darlington Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.10.1907 and added to the parish of Darlington.
Haughton-le-Skerne	Durham	1837	1930	Abolished 1.10.1930 and divided between the parishes of Darlington and Barmpton.
Heighington	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (b), (c), (d) and (f).
High Coniscliffe	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Houghton-le-Side	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Hurworth	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Killerby	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Low Coniscliffe	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Low Dinsdale	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Manfield	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Middleton St. George	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Morton Palms	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Neasham	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Newton Morrell	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Over Dinsdale	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Piercebridge	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Redworth	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Sadberge	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
School Aycliffe	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Sockburn	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Stapleton	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (e).
Summerhouse	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Walworth	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).
Whessoe	Durham	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (f).

Table 1B: List of Places in Darlington Registration District (from 1974)

Civil Parish (*or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Archdeacon Newton	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Barmpton	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Bishopton	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Brafferton	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Coatham Mundeville	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Darlington*	Durham	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Darlington.
Denton	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
East & West Newbiggin	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Great Aycliffe	Durham	1974	1997	See Table 2, notes (k) and (l).
Great Burdon	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Great Stainton	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Heighington	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
High Coniscliffe	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Houghton-le-Side	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Hurworth	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Killerby	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Little Stainton	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Low Coniscliffe	Durham	1974	1989	Renamed 17.1.1989 to become the parish of Low Coniscliffe & Merrynent. See also Table 2, note (k).
Low Coniscliffe & Merrybent	Durham	1989		Created 17.1.1989 by renaming the parish of Low Coniscliffe.
Low Dinsdale	Durham	1974	2016	Abolished 1.4.2016 and divided between the parishes of Middleton St. George and Neasham. See also Table 2, note (k).
Middleton St. George	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Morton Palms	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Neasham	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Piercebridge	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Sadberge	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Sockburn	Durham	1974	2016	Abolished 1.4.2016 and added to the parish of Neasham. See also Table 2, note (k).
Summerhouse	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Walworth	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).
Whessoe	Durham	1974		See Table 2, note (k).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Darlington Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1880	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Croft (which until 25.3.1880 formed a detached part of the parish of Great Smeaton) from Northallerton registration district.	94 in 1881
25.3.1883	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Heighington (which was added to the parish of Woodham on 25.3.1883) to Stockton registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1884	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Heighington (which was added to the parish of Woodham on 25.3.1884) to Stockton registration district.	4 in 1891
25.3.1885	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Heighington (which was added to the parish of Woodham on 25.3.1885) to Stockton registration district.	0 in 1891
1.10.1936	(e)	Lost the parishes of Barton, Cleasby, Cliffe, Croft, Dalton upon Tees, Eryholme, Girsby, Manfield, Newton Morrell, Over Dinsdale and Stapleton, to Northallerton registration district.	2188 in 1931
1.4.1937	(f)	Lost the parishes of Archdeacon Newton, Barmpton, Blackwell, Brafferton, Coatham Mundeville, Denton, Great Aycliffe, Great Burdon, Heighington, Heighington, High Coniscliffe, Houghton-le-Side, Hurworth, Killerby, Low Coniscliffe, Low Dinsdale, Middleton St. George, Morton Palms, Neasham, Piercebridge, Redworth, Sadberge, School Aycliffe, Sockburn, Summerhouse, Walworth and Whessoe, to Auckland registration district.	9958 in 1931
1.4.1967	(g)	Lost parts of the parish of Darlington (which were added to the parishes of Great Burdon, Hurworth and Low Coniscliffe, on 1.4.1967) to Durham Western registration district.	0 in 1961
	(h)	Gained parts of the parish of Darlington (which until 1.4.1967 formed parts of the parishes of Blackwell, Great Burdon, Hurworth and Low Coniscliffe) from Durham Western registration district.	310 in 1961
	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Darlington (which was added to the parish of Cleasby on 1.4.1967) to Northallerton registration district.	0 in 1961
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Darlington (which until 1.4.1967 formed part of the parish of Cleasby) from Northallerton registration district.	0 in 1961
1.4.1974	(k)	Gained the parishes of Archdeacon Newton, Barmpton, Bishopton, Brafferton, Coatham Mundeville, Denton, East & West Newbiggin, Great Aycliffe, Great Burdon, Great Stainton, Heighington, High Coniscliffe, Houghton-le-Side, Hurworth, Killerby, Little Stainton, Low Coniscliffe, Low Dinsdale, Middleton St. George, Morton Palms, Neasham, Piercebridge, Sadberge, Sockburn, Summerhouse, Walworth and Whessoe, from Durham Western registration district.	31838 in 1971
1.4.1997	(l)	Lost the parish of Great Aycliffe to Durham Western registration district.	n/a

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