Lanchester Registration District

LANCHESTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 15.1.1838 (added to Durham registration district).
Re-created : 1.4.1875 (out of Durham registration district).
Abolished : 1.7.1938 (divided between Durham North Western, Durham Central and Durham Northern registration districts).
Sub-districts : Annfield Plain, Consett, Lanchester, Stanley, Tanfield.
GRO volumes : XXIV (1837), 10a (1875–1938).
District number : 564 (1875–80); 548 (1881–1908); 550 (1909–38).

Table 1A: List of Places in Lanchester Registration District (1837–38)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Benfieldside	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Billingside	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Collierley & Pontop	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Conside & Knitsley	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Cornsay	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Ebchester	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Esh	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Greencroft	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Healeyfield	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Hedleyhope	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Iveston	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Kyo	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Lanchester	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Langley	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Medomsley	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Muggleswick	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Satley	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).
Tanfield	Durham	1837	1838	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 1B: List of Places in Lanchester Registration District (1875–1938)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Benfieldside	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Consett. See also Table 2, note (b).
Billingside	Durham	1875	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and divided between the parishes of Medomsley and Lanchester. See also Table 2, note (b).
Brandon & Byshottles	Durham	1937	1938	That part which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Esh. See also Table 2, note (k).
Chopwell	Durham	1901	1902	That part which until 1.10.1901 formed part of the parish of Medomsley. See also Table 2, note (h).
Collierley & Pontop	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Stanley and Consett. See also Table 2, note (b).
Consett	Durham	1894	1938	Created 30.9.1894 from the parts of the parishes of Conside & Knitsley and Iveston in Consett Urban District. See also Table 2, note (l).
Conside & Knitsley	Durham	1875	1894	Abolished 30.9.1894 to become the separate parishes of Consett and Knitsley. See also Table 2, note (b).
Cornsay	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (k).
Craghead	Durham	1896	1937	Created 30.9.1896 out of the parishes of Edmondsley and Lanchester. Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Stanley and Lanchester. See also Table 2, note (h).
Ebchester	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Consett. See also Table 2, note (b).
Esh	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b), (k) and (k).
Greencroft	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (k).
Greencroft Within	Durham	1896	1937	Created 1.10.1896 from the part of the parish of Greencroft in Annfield Plain Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Stanley.
Healeyfield	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (k).
Hedleyhope	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (k).
Iveston	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Consett and Stanley. See also Table 2, note (b).
Knitsley	Durham	1894	1937	Created 30.9.1894 from the rural part of the parish of Conside & Knitsley. Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Consett and Healeyfield.
Kyo	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Stanley. See also Table 2, note (b).
Lamesley	Durham	1937	1938	That part which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Tanfield. See also Table 2, note (m).
Lanchester	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b), (d), (f) and (k).
Langley	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (k).
Medomsley	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Consett and Stanley. See also Table 2, notes (b), (g), (i) and (j).
Muggleswick	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Oxhill	Durham	1894	1916	Created 30.9.1894 from the part of the parish of Kyo in Stanley Urban District. Abolished 1.10.1916 and added to the parish of Stanley.
Satley	Durham	1875	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) (f) and (k).
South Cornsay	Durham	1894	1938	Created 30.9.1894 from the parts of the parishes of Cornsay and Hedleyhope in Tow Law Urban District.
South Moor	Durham	1894	1916	Created 30.9.1894 from the part of the parish of Lanchester in Stanley Urban District. Abolished 1.10.1916 and added to the parish of Stanley.
Stanley	Durham	1894	1938	Created 30.9.1894 from the part of the parish of Tanfield in Stanley Urban District. See also Table 2, note (l).
Tanfield	Durham	1875	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Stanley, Consett and Lamesley. See also Table 2, notes (b), (c), (e) and (m).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Lanchester Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
15.1.1838 (abolished)	(a)	Lost all parishes and parishes of Benfieldside, Billingside, Collierley & Pontop, Conside & Knitsley, Cornsay, Ebchester, Esh, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Kyo, Lanchester, Langley, Medomsley, Muggleswick, Satley and Tanfield, to Durham registration district.	9907 in 1841
1.4.1875 (re-created)	(b)	Gained the parishes of Benfieldside, Billingside, Collierley & Pontop, Conside & Knitsley, Cornsay, Ebchester, Esh, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Kyo, Lanchester, Langley, Medomsley, Muggleswick, Satley and Tanfield, from Durham registration district.	40521 in 1871
25.3.1883	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Tanfield (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Whickham) from Gateshead registration district.	31 in 1891
25.3.1886	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Lanchester (which was added to the parish of Edmondsley on 25.3.1886) to Chester-le-Street registration district.	1013 in 1891
25.3.1886	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Tanfield (which was added to the parish of Urpeth on 25.3.1886) to Chester-le-Street registration district.	24 in 1891
24.3.1887	(f)	Gained parts of the parishes of Lanchester and Satley (which until 24.3.1887 formed detached parts of the parishes of Edmondsley and Witton Gilbert) from Chester-le-Street registration district.	19 in 1891
24.3.1887	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Medomsley (which until 24.3.1887 formed part of the parish of Hedley Woodside) from Hexham registration district.	412 in 1891
1.4.1897	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Craghead (which until 30.9.1896 formed part of the parish of Edmondsley) from Chester-le- Street registration district.	1037 in 1891
1.3.1902	(i)	Lost the part in the parish of Chopwell (which until 1.10.1901 formed part of the parish of Medomsley) to Gateshead registration district.	171 in 1901
1.3.1902	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Medomsley (which until 1.10.1901 formed part of the parish of Chopwell) from Gateshead registration district.	0 in 1901
1.7.1938 (abolished)	(k)	Lost the part in 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, to Durham Central registration district.	18915 in 1931
	(l)	Lost the parishes of Consett and Stanley to Durham North Western registration district.	92391 in 1931
	(m)	Lost the part in the parish of Lamesley (which untill 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Tanfield) to Durham Northern registration district.	0 in 1931

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