Registration Districts in Durham

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN DURHAM

The list below shows the civil registration districts in the county of Durham since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.

For the purposes of these pages, "Durham" refers to:

the ancient county of Durham (1837-89)
the administrative county of Durham (1889-1974), with the county boroughs of Darlington (from 1915), Gateshead, Hartlepool (from 1967), South Shields, Sunderland, and West Hartlepool (1902-67)
the non-metropolitan county of Durham (1974-2009);
the unitary authorities of Darlington (from 1997) and County Durham (from 2009).

Click on a district name in the table below 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
Auckland	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham Western, Durham South Western, and Durham South Eastern registration districts.
Belford	Northumberland	1837	1844	Partly in Durham until 20.10.1844.
Berwick	Northumberland	1837	1844	Partly in Durham until 20.10.1844.
Central Durham	Durham	2004	2006	Created 1.4.2004 from Durham Central and Durham Northern registration districts. Abolished 1.5.2006 to become part of County of Durham registration district.
Chester le Street	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham Northern, Durham Central, and Durham North Western registration districts.
County of Durham	Durham	2006		Created 1.5.2006 from Central Durham, Durham Eastern, and Durham Western registration districts.
Darlington	Durham	1837
Durham	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham Central, Durham Western, and Durham Northern registration districts.
Durham Central	Durham	1938	1971	Created 1.7.1938 out of Durham, Lanchester, Houghton le Spring, Sedgefield, Chester le Street, and Easington registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1971 to become part of Durham Central & South Eastern registration district.
Durham Central	Durham	1974	2004	Created 1.4.1974 out of Durham Central & South Eastern registration district. Abolished 1.4.2004 to become part of Central Durham registration district.
Durham Central & South Eastern	Durham	1971	1974	Created 1.10.1971 out of Durham Central and Durham South Eastern registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Durham Central, Durham Western, Durham Northern, North Cleveland, and Central Cleveland registration districts.
Durham Eastern	Durham	1938	2006	Created 1.7.1938 out of Easington, Sunderland, Houghton le Spring, and Hartlepool registration districts. Abolished 1.5.2006 to become part of County of Durham registration district.
Durham North Eastern	Durham	1938	1974	Created 1.1.1938 out of South Shields registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 (to become part of Jarrow and Gateshead registration districts.
Durham North Western	Durham	1938	1974	Created 1.7.1938 out of Gateshead, Lanchester, and Chester le Street registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974(to become part of Durham Northern and Gateshead registration districts.
Durham Northern	Durham	1938	2004	Created 1.7.1938 out of Houghton le Spring, Chester le Street, Durham, Sunderland and Lanchester registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2004 to become part of Central Durham registration district.
Durham South Eastern	Durham	1938	1971	Created 1.7.1938 out of Stockton, Sedgefield, Hartlepool, Auckland and Easington registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1971 to become part of Durham Central & South Eastern registration district.
Durham South Western	Durham	1938	2000	Created 1.7.1938 out of Teesdale and Auckland registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2000 to become part of Durham Western registration district.
Durham Western	Durham	1938	2006	Created 1.7.1938 out of Auckland, Durham, Weardale, Sedgefield, and Lanchester registration districts. Abolished 1.5.2006 to become part of County of Durham registration district.
Easington	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham Eastern, Durham South Eastern, and Durham Central registration districts.
Easingwold	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1844	Partly in Durham until 20.10.1844.
Gateshead	Durham	1837	1974	Transferred to the county of Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974.
Hartlepool	Durham	1859	1938	Created 9.6.1859 out of Stockton registration district. Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of West Hartlepool, Durham South Eastern, and Durham Eastern registration districts.
Hartlepool	Durham	1967	1974	Created 1.4.1967 out of West Hartlepool and Durham South Eastern registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of North Cleveland registration district.
Hartlepool	Durham	1996		Created 1.4.1996 from North Cleveland registration district.
Houghton le Spring	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham Northern, Durham Eastern, Durham Central, and Sunderland registration districts.
Lanchester	Durham	1837	1838	Abolished 15.1.1838 to become part of Durham registration district.
Lanchester	Durham	1875	1938	Created 1.4.1875 out of Durham registration district. Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham North Western, Durham Central, and Durham Northern registration districts.
Morpeth	Northumberland	1837	1844	Partly in Durham until 20.10.1844.
Sedgefield	Durham	1837	1838	Abolished 15.1.1838 to become part of Stockton registration district.
Sedgefield	Durham	1896	1938	Created 1.1.1896 out of Stockton registration district. Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham South Eastern, and Durham Central registration districts.
South Shields	Durham	1837	1974	Transferred to the county of Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974.
Stockton	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham South Eastern registration district.
Stockton on Tees	Durham	1996		Created 1.4.1996 out of Central Cleveland registration district.
Sunderland	Durham	1837	1974	Transferred to the county of Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974.
Teesdale	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham South Western registration district.
Weardale	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 to become part of Durham Western registration district.
West Hartlepool	Durham	1938	1967	Created 1.7.1938 out of Hartlepool registration district. Abolished 1.4.1967 to become part of Hartlepool registration district.

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