Hexham Registration District

HEXHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Northumberland.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1937 (incorporated into Northumberland West registration district).
Sub-districts : Allendale, Bywell, Cholleston, Hexham
GRO volumes : XXV (1837–51), 10b (1852–1936).
Registers now held by : Northumberland (Hexham).

Table 1: List of Places in Hexham Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Acomb	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Allendale	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Anick	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parish of Sandhoe.
Anick Grange	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parish of Sandhoe.
Apperley	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parishes of Broomley and Mickley.
Aydon	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Aydon Castle	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Bearl	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Bingfield	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Black Carts & Ryehill	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Broomhaugh	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Broomley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Bywell	Northumberland	1887	1936	Created 24.3.1887 out of the parishes of East Acomb, Bywell St. Andrew, and Bywell St. Peter. See also Table 2, note (d).
Bywell St. Andrew	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parishes of Bywell, Bearl, and Newton Hall.
Bywell St. Peter	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parishes of Bywell, Newton, and Newton Hall.
Chollerton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Clarewood	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Cocklaw	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Corbridge	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Dilston	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Dukeshagg	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
East Acomb	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parish of Bywell.
Eltringham	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Espershields	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Fallowfield	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Great Whittington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Hallington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Halton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Halton Shields	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parish of Clarewood.
Haughton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Haydon	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Healey	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Hedley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Hedley Woodside	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parishes of Medomsley and Hedley. See also Table 2, note (c).
Hexham	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Hexhamshire High Quarter	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Hexhamshire Low Quarter	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Hexhamshire Middle Quarter	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Hexhamshire West Quarter	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
High Fotherley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Horsley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Humshaugh	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Little Whittington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Masters Close	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parish of Prudhoe Castle.
Mickley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Nafferton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Newbiggin	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parish of Blanchard.
Newbrough	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Newlands	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Newton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Newton Hall	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Ovingham	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Ovington	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Portgate	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Prudhoe	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Prudhoe Castle	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Riding	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Sandhoe	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Shotley High Quarter	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Shotley Low Quarter	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Simonburn	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Slaley	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Spital	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Stelling	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Stocksfield Hall	Northumberland	1837	1887	Abolished 24.3.1887 and incorporated into the parishes of Broomley and Mickley.
Styford	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Thornbrough	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Wall	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Warden	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Welton	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
West Allen	Northumberland	1897	1936	Created 1.4.1897 out of the parish of Allendale. See also Table 2, note (d).
Whittle	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Whittonstall	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).
Wylam	Northumberland	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Hexham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Ovington, including Wall House (which became part of the parish of East Matfen on 24.3.1883) to Castle Ward registration district.	4 in 1891
24.3.1887	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Chollerton, including Gold Island (which became part of the parish of Birtley on 24.3.1887) to Bellingham registration district.	18 in 1891
24.3.1887	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Hedley Woodside, including Derwentside Cottages (which became part of the parish of Medomsley on 24.3.1887) to Lanchester registration district.	412 in 1891
1.1.1937 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the parishes of Acomb, Allendale, Aydon, Aydon Castle, Bearl, Bingfield, Black Carts & Ryehill, Broomhaugh, Broomley, Bywell, Chollerton, Clarewood, Cocklaw, Corbridge, Dilston, Dukershagg, Eltringham, Espershields, Fallowfield, Great Whittington, Hallington, Halton, Haughton, Haydon, Healey, Hedley, Hexham, Hexhamshire High Quarter, Hexhamshire Low Quarter, Hexhamshire Middle Quarter, Hexhamshire West Quarter, High Fotherley, Horsley, Humshaugh, Little Whittington, Mickley, Nafferton, Newbrough, Newlands, Newton, Newton Hall, Ovingham, Ovington, Portgate, Prudhoe, Prudhoe Castle, Riding, Sandhoe, Shotley High Quarter, Shotley Low Quarter, Simonburn, Slaley, Spital, Stelling, Styford, Thornbrough, Wall, Warden, Welton, West Allen, Whittle, Whittonstall, and Wylam, to Northumberland West registration district.	39453 in 1931

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