Northumberland South Registration District

NORTHUMBERLAND SOUTH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Northumberland.
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).
Sub-districts : Gosforth, Newburn, Seaton Valley, Wallsend, Whitley.
GRO volumes : 10b (1936–46), 1B (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland (Morpeth).

Table 1: List of Places in Northumberland South Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Blyth	Northumberland	1936	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Dinnington	Northumberland	1955	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
East Brunton	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 to become part of the parish of Hazlerigg. See also Table 2, note (b).
Gosforth	Northumberland	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Hazelrigg	Northumberland	1955	1974	Created 1.4.1955 out of the parishes of East Brunton, West Brunton, and Dinnington. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (g).
Longbenton	Northumberland	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Moot Hall & Precincts	Northumberland	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the unparished area of Newcastle upon Tyne. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Newbiggin	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 to become part of the parish of Woolsington. See also Table 2, note (b).
Newburn	Northumberland	1936	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
North Gosforth	Northumberland	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Seaton Valley	Northumberland	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (f), (h) and (j).
Wallsend	Northumberland	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
West Brunton	Northumberland	1937	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 to become parts of the parishes of Woolsington and Hazlerigg. See also Table 2, note (b).
Whitley & Monkseaton	Northumberland	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a), (h) and (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Northumberland South Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1936	(a)	Gained the parishes of Blyth, Longbenton, Seaton Valley, Wallsend, and Whitley & Monkseaton, from Tynemouth registration district.	151437 in 1931
1.1.1937	(b)	Gained the parishes of East Brunton, Gosforth, Moot Hall & Precincts, Newbiggin, Newburn, North Gosforth, and West Brunton, from Castle Ward registration district.	37971 in 1931
1.1.1937	(c)	Lost the parish of Blyth to Northumberland Central registration district.	32026 in 1931
1.4.1955	(d)	Gained the parish of Dinnington from Northumberland Central registration district.
1.4.1955	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Hazlerigg (which until 1.4.1955 formed part of the parish of Dinnington) from Northumberland Central registration district.
1.4.1969	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Seaton Valley (which became part of the parish of Stannington on 1.4.1969) from Northumberland Central registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the parishes of Gosforth, Hazelrigg, Moot Hall & Precincts, Newburn, and North Gosforth (which were transferred from Northumberland to the county of Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974) to Newcastle upon Tyne registration district.	70948 in 1971
	(h)	Lost parts of the parishes of Seaton Valley and Whitley & Monkseaton (which were transferred from Northumberlto become part of the unparished area of Whitley Bay in the county of Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974) to North Tyneside East registration district.
	(i)	Lost the parishes of Longbenton and Wallsend (which were transferred from Northumberland to the county of Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974) to North Tyneside West registration district.	94368 in 1971
	(j)	Lost parts of the parishes of Seaton Valley and Whitley & Monkseaton (which became the unparished area of Seaton Valley on 1.4.1974) to Northumberland Central registration district.

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