List of Districts |
Table 1: List of Places in Houghton-le-Spring Registration District
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
East & Middle Herrington |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
East Rainton |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between the parishes of Hetton and Houghton-le-Spring. |
|
Great Eppleton |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Hetton. |
|
Hetton |
1937 |
1938 |
Created 1.4.1937 out of the parishes of Hetton-le-Hole, East Rainton, Moorsley, Pittington, Great Eppleton and Little Eppleton. See also Table 2, note (e). |
|
Hetton-le-Hole |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Hetton. |
|
Houghton-le-Spring |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (e). |
|
Little Eppleton |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Hetton. |
|
Moor House |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (c). |
|
Moorsley |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Hetton. |
|
Morton Grange |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Houghton-le- Spring and West Rainton. |
|
Newbottle |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Houghton-le- Spring and East & Middle Herrington. |
|
Offerton |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Penshaw |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to the parish of Houghton-le- Spring and Offerton. |
|
Silksworth |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, notes (b), (d) and (f). |
|
Warden Law |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
West Herrington |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
West Rainton |
1837 |
1938 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Houghton-le-Spring Registration District
Date of Change |
Note |
Description of Change |
Population transferred |
25.3.1882 |
(a) |
Gained a part of the parish of West Rainton (which until 25.3.1882 formed a detached part of the parish of Pittington) from Durham registration district. |
218 in 1881 |
1.4.1928 |
(b) |
Lost part of the parish of Silksworth (which was added to the parish of Sunderland on 1.4.1928) to Sunderland registration district. |
54 in 1921 |
1.7.1938 (abolished) |
(c) |
Lost the parishes of Moor House and West Rainton to Durham Central registration district. |
2324 in 1931 |
(d) |
Lost the parishes of East & Middle Herrington, Oflerton, Silksworth, Warden Law and West Herrington, to Durham Eastern registration district. |
2673 in 1931 |
|
(e) |
Lost the parishes of Hetton and Houghton-le-Spring to Durham Northern registration district. |
50503 in 1931 |
|
(f) |
Lost part of the parish of Silksworth (which was added to the parish of Sunderland on 1.4.1937) to Sunderland registration district. |
64 in 1931 |
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