Castle Morpeth was a
local government district and
borough
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History
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in
Northumberland
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, England. Its administrative centre was the town of
Morpeth.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of
Morpeth and
Morpeth Rural District, along with part of
Castle Ward Rural District.
The district council was abolished as part of the
2009 structural changes to local government in England
On 1 April 2009 structural changes to local government in England took place which reformed the local government of seven Non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties: Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, County Durham, Shropshire, Northumber ...
effective from 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to
Northumberland County Council
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, a
unitary authority
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.
Settlements and parishes
The district includes the settlements and parishes of (towns highlighted in bold):
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Belsay
*
Capheaton,
Cresswell
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East Chevington,
Ellington and Linton
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Hartburn,
Hebron
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,
Heddon-on-the-Wall,
Hepscott
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Longhirst,
Longhorsley,
Lynemouth
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Matfen,
Meldon,
Mitford,
Morpeth
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Netherwitton
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Pegswood,
Ponteland
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Stamfordham,
Stannington,
Stobswood
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Thirston
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Ulgham
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Wallington Demesne,
Whalton,
Widdrington
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Tritlington and West Chevington
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Widdrington Station and Stobswood
Transport
Castle Morpeth is located along the vital
East Coast Main Line rail artery stretching from London to
Edinburgh
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. The rail line offers services to other major intermediate cities such as
Newcastle and
Peterborough
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.
Mayors
* 1974–75: Dr George Cormack
* 1975–76: Geoffrey F. Brown
* 1976–77: J Dalton Hutchinson
* 1977–78: W. Laurie Hill
* 1978–79: Tom Brown
* 1979–80: David Adams
* 1980–81: Mrs M. Alice Rowe
* 1981–82: W. John Lough
* 1982–83: Geoffrey F. Brown
* 1983–84: Miss Isobel Smail [
* 1984–85: M. George Green
* 1985–86: Mrs Dorothy McBryde
* 1986–87: Barnaby J. Dunn
* 1987–88: Iain McConnell-Wood
* 1988–89: Ian Hunter (Honorary Alderman 1999)
* 1989–90: Roger Errington (High Sheriff of Northumberland 1993)
* 1990–91: Clive Temple
* 1991–92: Jim Turnbull
* 1992–93: Trevor Hulbert
* 1993–94: M. George Green (2nd term)
* 1994–95: Iain McConnell-Wood (2nd term)
* 1995–96: Tom Simpson (Honorary Alderman 2003)
* 1996–97: Mrs Kay Morris
* 1997–98: Mrs Sheila Campbell (Honorary Alderman 2005)
* 1998–99: Neil Weatherly (Honorary Alderman 2003)
* 1999–00: Ernie Coe (Honorary Alderman 2008)
* 2000–01: Frank Harrington (Honorary Alderman 2009)
* 2001–02: Bill Cuthbertson
* 2002–03: Alan Taylor
* 2003–04: Derek Thompson
* 2004–05: Mrs Kay Morris (2nd term, Honorary Alderman 2009)
* 2005–06: Milburn Douglas
* 2006–07: Geoff Proudlock (Honorary Alderman 2008)
* 2007–08: Milburn Douglas (2nd term, Honorary Alderman 2009)
* 2008–09: Mrs Irene Brumwell
Irene Brumwell became the last Mayor of Castle Morpeth Borough as structural changes to
local government
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
in England effective on 1 April 2009 abolished the
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
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.
See also
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Castle Morpeth Borough Council elections
External links
Statisticsabout the Castle Morpeth borough from the
Office for National Statistics
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Overview
The ONS is responsible fo ...
Census 2001Castle Morpeth websiteMorpeth Town Council website
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English districts abolished in 2009
Former non-metropolitan districts of Northumberland
Former boroughs in England