Castle Morpeth
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| Borough of Castle Morpeth | |
 Shown within Northumberland |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. County: | Northumberland |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Morpeth |
| ONS code: | 35UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2007 est.): Density: |
Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.1% White |
| Politics | |
Castle Morpeth Borough Council http://www.castlemorpeth.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | Peter Atkinson, Denis Murphy, Alan Beith |
Castle Morpeth was a local government district and borough in Northumberland, England. Its administrative centre was the town of 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.
The district council was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England effective from April 1, 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to Northumberland County Council, a unitary authority.
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[edit] 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, Stobswood
- Thirston
- Ulgham
- Wallington Demesne, Whalton, Widdrington
- Tritlington and West Chevington
- Widdrington Station and Stobswood
[edit] Borough Leaders
The Leaders for The borough of Castle Morpeth for the council year 2008-2009 are as follows:
Mayor: cllr. Mrs.Irene Brumwell
Mayor's escort: Cllr.Milburn Douglas
Deputy Mayor: Cllr.Edward Trevelyan
Deputy Mayoress: Mrs.Anna Trevelyan
Leader: Cllr. Peter Jackson
Deputy Leader: Alan Sambrook
[edit] Transport
Castle Morpeth is located along the vital East Coast Main Line rail artery stretching from London to Edinburgh. The rail line offers services to other major intermediate cities such as Newcastle and Peterborough.
[edit] Mayors
The mayor of castle morpeth is the civic head which jobs include attending formal and informal events, official openings(etc)
Recent mayors:
2005/06: Milburn Douglas
2006/07: Geoff Proudlock
2007/08: Milburn Douglas
2008/09: Mrs. Irene Brumwell
Irene Brumwell has become the last Mayor of Castle Morpeth Borough Council. This is because in 2009 a new Northumberland Unitary Authority will be formed. However in 2007 councillors confirmed that they are in talks with Morpeth Town Council to transfer the Mayoral Role to the Town Council in 2009
[edit] External links
- Statistics about the Castle Morpeth borough from the Office for National Statistics Census 2001
- Castle Morpeth website
- Morpeth Town Council website
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