Castle Morpeth
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| Borough of Castle Morpeth | |
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| Image:NorthumberlandCastleMorpeth.png Shown within Northumberland | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. County: | Northumberland |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 72nd 618.23 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Morpeth |
| ONS code: | 35UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 342nd 49,800 81 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Image:Arms-castle-mor.jpg Castle Morpeth Borough Council http://www.castlemorpeth.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Labour + Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Peter Atkinson, Denis Murphy |
Castle Morpeth is a local government district and borough in Northumberland, England. Its administrative centre is Morpeth.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Morpeth and Morpeth Rural District, along with part of Castle Ward Rural District.
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Settlements and parishes
The district includes the settlements and parishes of (towns highlighted in bold):
- Belsay
- Capheaton, Cresswell
- East Chevington, Ellington and Linton
- Hartburn, Hebron, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Hepscott
- Longhirst, Longhorsley, Lynemouth
- Matfen, Meldon, Mitford, Morpeth
- Netherwitton
- Pegswood, Ponteland
- Stamfordham, Stannington
- Thirston
- Ulgham
- Wallington Demesne, Whalton, Widdrington
- Tritlington and West Chevington
- Widdrington Station and Stobswood
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External links
- Statistics about the Castle Morpeth borough from the Office for National Statistics Census 2001
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| Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley
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| Counties with multiple districts: County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |
