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DURHAM EASTERN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1: List of Places in Durham Eastern Registration District

Civil Parish
(* or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Burdon

Durham

1938

1974

See Table 2, notes (a), (g) and (h).

Castle Eden

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Cold Hesledon

Durham

1938

1983

Abolished 1.4.1983 and divided between the parishes of Dalton-le-Dale, Hawthorn and Murton. See also Table 2, note (a).

Dalton-le-Dale

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Easington

Durham

1938

1983

Abolished 1.4.1983 and divided into the parishes of Easington Colliery and Easington Village. See also Table 2, note (a).

Easington*

Durham

1974

1983

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Seaham. Abolished 1.4.1983 to become the parish of Seaham.

Easington Colliery

Durham

1983

2006

Created 1.4.1983 out of the parish of Easington. See also Table 2, note (i).

Easington Village

Durham

1983

2006

Created 1.4.1983 out of the parish of Easington. See also Table 2, note (i).

East & Middle Herrington

Durham

1938

1946

Abolished 1.4.1946 and divided between the parishes of Herrington and Offerton. See also Table 2, note (c).

East Murton

Durham

1938

1982

Renamed 17.6.1982 to become the parish of Murton. See also Table 2, note (a).

Ford

Durham

1938

1967

Abolished 1.4.1967 and divided between the parishes of Sunderland and Houghton-le-Spring. See also Table 2, notes (d), (e), (f) and (g).

Haswell

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Hawthorn

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Herrington

Durham

1946

1967

Created 1.4.1946 out of the parishes of East & Middle Herrington, West Herrington and Silksworth. Abolished 1.4.1967 and divided between the parishes of Sunderland and Houghton-le-Spring. See also Table 2, notes (e), (f) and (g).

Horden

Durham

1947

2006

Created 1.4.1947 out of the parish of Shotton. See also Table 2, note (i)>

Hutton Henry

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Hylton

Durham

1938

1967

Abolished 1.4.1967 and divided between the parishes of Sunderland and Washington. See also Table 2, notes (d), (e), (f) and (g).

Monk Hesleden

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (i).

Murton

Durham

1982

2006

Created 17.6.1982 by renaming the parish of East Murton. See also Table 2, note (i).

Nesbitt

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Offerton

Durham

1938

1967

Abolished 1.4.1967 and divided between the parishes of Sunderland and Houghton-le-Spring. See also Table 2, notes (c), (f) and (g).

Peterlee

Durham

1956

2006

Created 1.4.1956 out of the parishes of Horden, Shotton and Easington. See also Table 2, note (i).

Ryhope

Durham

1938

1967

Abolished 1.4.1967 and divided between the parishes of Sunderland and Seaham. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (g).

Seaham

Durham

1938

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the Easington unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Seaham

Durham

1983

2006

Created 1.4.1983 from the Easington unparished area. See also Table 2, note (i).

Seaton with Slingley

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Sheraton with Hulam

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Shotton

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Silksworth

Durham

1938

1967

Abolished 1.4.1967 and divided between the parishes of Sunderland and Houghton-le-Sprnig. See also Table 2, notes (c), (e), (f) and (g).

South Hetton

Durham

1996

2006

Created 23.1.1996 out of the parish of Haswell. See also Table 2, note (i).

Thornley

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).

Trimdon Foundry

Durham

1983

2006

Created 1.4.1983 out of the parish of Wingate. See also Table 2, note (i).

Tunstall

Durham

1938

1967

Abolished 1.4.1967 and added to the parish of Sunderland. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (g).

Warden Law

Durham

1938

1974

See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).

West Herrington

Durham

1938

1946

Abolished 1.4.1946 and divided between the parishes of Offerton and Herrington. See also Table 2, note (c).

Wheatley Hill

Durham

1983

2006

Created 1.4.1983 out of the parish of Wingate. See also Table 2, note (i).

Wingate

Durham

1938

2006

See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Durham Eastern Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.7.1938 (created)

(a)

Gained the parishes of Burdon, Castle Eden, Cold Hesledon, Dalton-le-Dale, Easington, East Murton, Haswell, Hawthorn, Hutton Henry, Monk Hesleden, Nesbitt, Seaham, Seaton with Slingley, Sheraton with Hulam, Shotton, Thornley and Wingate, from Easington registration district.

106499 in 1931

(b)

Gained part of the parish of Monk Hesleden (which until 1.4.1936 formed part of the parish of Thorpe Bulmer) from Hartlepool registration district.

17 in 1931

(c)

Gained the parishes of East & Middle Herrington, Oflerton, Silksworth, Warden Law and West Herrington, from Houghton-le-Spring registration district.

2673 in 1931

(d)

Gained the parishes of Ford, Hylton, Ryhope and Tunstall, from Sunderland registration district.

21945 in 1931

1.4.1951

(e)

Lost parts of the parishes of Ford, Herrington, Hylton and Silksworth (which was added to the parish of Sunderland on 1.4.1951) to Sunderland registration district.

8178 in 1951

1.4.1967

(f)

Lost parts of the parishes of Ford, Herrington, Hylton Offerton and Silksworth (which became parts of the parishes of Houghton-le-Spring and Washington on 1.4.1967) to Durham Northern registration district.

246 in 1961

(g)

Lost the parish of Tunstall and parts of the parishes of Burdon, Ford, Herrington, Hylton, Offerton, Ryhope, Seaham and Silksworth (which was added to the parish of Sunderland on 1.4.1967) to Sunderland registration district.

28077 in 1961

1.4.1974

(h)

Lost the parishes of Burdon and Warden Law to Sunderland registration district.

95 in 1971

1.5.2006 (abolished)

(i)

Lost the parishes of Castle Eden, Dalton-le-Dale, Easington Colliery, Easington Village, Haswell, Hawthorn, Horden, Hutton Henry, Monk Hesleden, Murton, Nesbitt, Peterlee, Seaham, Seaton with Slingley, Sheraton with Hulam, Shotton, South Hetton, Thornley, Trimdon Foundry, Wheatley Hill and Wingate, to County of Durham registration district.

93993 in 2001



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