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 1921.

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 and divided between 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 and added to County of Durham registration district.
Chester-le-Street	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 and divided between 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 and divided between 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 and added to 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 and added to 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 and divided between 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 and added to 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 and divided between 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 and divided between 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 and added to 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 and added to 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 and added to 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 and added to County of Durham registration district.
Easington	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 and divided between 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 Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974.
Hartlepool	Durham	1859	1938	Created 9.6.1859 out of Stockton registration district. Abolished 1.7.1938 and divided between 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 and added to North Cleveland registration district.
Hartlepool	Durham	1996		Created 1.4.1996 by renaming North Cleveland registration district.
Houghton-le-Spring	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 and divided between Durham Northern, Durham Eastern, Durham Central and Sunderland registration districts.
Lanchester	Durham	1837	1838	Abolished 15.1.1838 and added to Durham registration district.
Lanchester	Durham	1875	1938	Created 1.4.1875 out of Durham registration district. Abolished 1.7.1938 and divided between 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 and added to Stockton registration district.
Sedgefield	Durham	1896	1938	Created 1.1.1896 out of Stockton registration district. Abolished 1.7.1938 and divided between Durham South Eastern and Durham Central registration districts.
South Shields	Durham	1837	1974	Transferred to Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974.
Stockton	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 and added to 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 Tyne & Wear on 1.4.1974.
Teesdale	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 and added to Durham South Western registration district.
Weardale	Durham	1837	1938	Abolished 1.7.1938 and added to Durham Western registration district.
West Hartlepool	Durham	1938	1967	Created 1.7.1938 out of Hartlepool registration district. Abolished 1.4.1967 and added to Hartlepool registration district.

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