Durham Western Registration District

DURHAM WESTERN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1938 (out of Auckland, Durham, Weardale, Sedgefield, and Lanchester registration districts).
Sub-districts : Bishop Auckland, Crook, Shildon, Weardale.
GRO volumes : 10a (1938–46), 1A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : County of Durham and Darlington.

Table 1: List of Places in Durham Western Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Archdeacon Newton	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Barmpton	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bishop Auckland	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Bishopton	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Blackwell	Durham	1938	1967	Abolished 1.4.1967 and incorporated into the parishes of Hurworth, Darlington, and Cleasby. See also Table 2, notes (a), (l) and (n).
Brafferton	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Coatham Mundeville	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Crook & Willington	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Denton	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
East & West Newbiggin	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Edmondbyers	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Great Aycliffe	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Great Burdon	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (l) and (m).
Great Stainton	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Heighington	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
High Coniscliffe	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Houghton le Side	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hunstanworth	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Hurworth	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (l) and (m).
Killerby	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Little Stainton	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Low Coniscliffe	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (l) and (m).
Low Dinsdale	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Middleton St. George	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Morton Palms	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Neasham	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Piercebridge	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Sadberge	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
School Aycliffe	Durham	1938	1946	Abolished 1.4.1946 and incorporated into the parish of Heighington. See also Table 2, note (a).
Shildon	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Sockburn	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
South Cornsay	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Spennymoor	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (i).
Stanhope	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Summerhouse	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Tow Law	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Walworth	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Whessoe	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Wolsingham	Durham	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Durham Western Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1938 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Archdeacon Newton, Barmpton, Bishop Auckland, Blackwell, Brafferton, Coatham Mundeville, Crook & Willington, Denton, Great Aycliffe, Great Burdon, Heighington, High Coniscliffe, Houghton le Side, Hurworth, Killerby, Low Coniscliffe, Low Dinsdale, Middleton St. George, Morton Palms, Neasham, Piercebridge, Sadberge, School Aycliffe, Shildon, Sockburn, Spennymoor, Summerhouse, Walworth, and Whessoe, from Auckland registration district.	97266 in 1931
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Shildon (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Redworth) from Auckland registration district.	225 in 1931
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Wolsingham (which until 1.4.1937 formed parts of the parishes of North Bedburn and Witton le Wear) from Auckland registration district.	90 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Bishop Auckland (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Willington) from Durham registration district.	0 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Crook & Willington (which until 1.4.1937 formed the parish of Stockley, and part of the parish of Willington) from Durham registration district.	8964 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Spennymoor (which until 1.4.1937 formed the parish of Tudhoe and parts of the parishes of Brandon & Byshottles and Hett) from Durham registration district.	6938 in 1931
	(g)	Gained the parish of South Cornsay from Lanchester registration district.	121 in 1931
	(h)	Gained the parishes of Bishopton, East & West Newbiggin, Great Stainton, and Little Stainton, from Sedgefield registration district.	496 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Spennymoor (which until 1.4.1937 formed the parish of Low Spennymoor) from Sedgefield registration district.	1632 in 1931
	(j)	Gained the parishes of Edmondbyers, Hunstantworth, Stanhope, Tow Law,and Wolsingham, from Weardale registration district.	14147 in 1931
1.4.1952	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Great Aycliffe (which until 1.4.1952 formed part of the parish of Woodham) from Durham South Eastern registration district.
1.4.1967	(l)	Lost parts of the parishes of Blackwell, Great Burdon, Hurworth, and Low Coniscliffe (which became parts of the parish of Darlington on 1.4.1967) to Darlington registration district.
	(m)	Gained parts of the parishes of Great Burdon, Hurworth, and Low Coniscliffe (which until 1.4.1967 formed parts of the parish of Darlington) from Darlington registration district.
	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Blackwell (which became part of the parish of Cleasby on 1.4.1967) to Northallerton registration district.

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