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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Northumberland since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.
For the purposes of these pages, "Northumberland" refers to:
Click on a district name to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.
Registration District |
Registration County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Alnwick | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland North Second and Northumberland Central registration districts. |
Belford | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland North First registration district. |
Bellingham | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland West registration district. |
Berwick | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland North First registration district. |
Castle Ward | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland South and Northumberland Central registration districts. |
Glendale | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland North First registration district. |
Haltwhistle | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland West registration district. |
Hexham | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland West registration district. |
Morpeth | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland Central registration district. |
Newcastle upon Tyne | Northumberland |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to the county of Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974. |
Northumberland | Northumberland |
2008 |
|
Created 1.4.2008 from Northumberland Central, Northumberland North First, Northumberland North Second, and Northumberland West registration districts. |
Northumberland Central | Northumberland |
1937 |
2008 |
Created 1.1.1937 out of Morpeth, Northumberland South, Castle Ward, and Alnwick registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2008 to become part of Northumberland registration district. |
Northumberland North First | Northumberland |
1937 |
2008 |
Created 1.1.1937 out of Berwick, Glendale, and Belford registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2008 to become part of Northumberland registration district. |
Northumberland North Second | Northumberland |
1937 |
2008 |
Created 1.1.1937 out of Alnwick and Rothbury registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2008 to become part of Northumberland registration district. |
Northumberland South | Northumberland |
1936 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1936 out of Tynemouth registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of North Tyneside West, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside East, and Northumberland Central registration districts. |
Northumberland West | Northumberland |
1937 |
2008 |
Created 1.1.1937 out of Bellingham, Haltwhistle and Hexham registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2008 to become part of Northumberland registration district. |
Rothbury | Northumberland |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of Northumberland North Second registration district. |
Tynemouth | Northumberland |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of North Tyneside East registration district. |
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