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Borough of Castle Morpeth
Borough
Shown within Northumberland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North East England
Administrative county	Northumberland
Founded	1 April 1974
Abolished	1 April 2009
Admin. HQ	Morpeth
Government
• Type	Castle Morpeth Borough Council
• Leadership:	Alternative – Sec.31
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	35UE
Ethnicity	98.1% White
Website	castlemorpeth.gov.uk

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 1 April 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 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to Northumberland County Council, a unitary authority.

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

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.

Mayors

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• 1974–75: Dr George Cormack
• 1975–76: Geoffrey F. Brown
• 1976–77: J Dalton Hutchinson
• 1977–78: W. Laurie Hill
• 1978–79: Tom Brown
• 1979–80: David Adams
• 1980–81: Mrs M. Alice Rowe
• 1981–82: W. John Lough
• 1982–83: Geoffrey F. Brown
• 1983–84: Miss Isobel Smail [
• 1984–85: M. George Green
• 1985–86: Mrs Dorothy McBryde
• 1986–87: Barnaby J. Dunn
• 1987–88: Iain McConnell-Wood
• 1988–89: Ian Hunter (Honorary Alderman 1999)
• 1989–90: Roger Errington (High Sheriff of Northumberland 1993)
• 1990–91: Clive Temple
• 1991–92: Jim Turnbull
• 1992–93: Trevor Hulbert
• 1993–94: M. George Green (2nd term)
• 1994–95: Iain McConnell-Wood (2nd term)
• 1995–96: Tom Simpson (Honorary Alderman 2003)
• 1996–97: Mrs Kay Morris
• 1997–98: Mrs Sheila Campbell (Honorary Alderman 2005)
• 1998–99: Neil Weatherly (Honorary Alderman 2003)
• 1999–00: Ernie Coe (Honorary Alderman 2008)
• 2000–01: Frank Harrington (Honorary Alderman 2009)
• 2001–02: Bill Cuthbertson
• 2002–03: Alan Taylor
• 2003–04: Derek Thompson
• 2004–05: Mrs Kay Morris (2nd term, Honorary Alderman 2009)
• 2005–06: Milburn Douglas
• 2006–07: Geoff Proudlock (Honorary Alderman 2008)
• 2007–08: Milburn Douglas (2nd term, Honorary Alderman 2009)
• 2008–09: Mrs Irene Brumwell

Irene Brumwell became the last Mayor of Castle Morpeth Borough as structural changes to local government in England effective on 1 April 2009 abolished the borough.

See also

• Castle Morpeth Borough Council elections

External links

• Statistics about the Castle Morpeth borough from the Office for National Statistics Census 2001
• Castle Morpeth website
• Morpeth Town Council website

v t e 2009 structural changes to local government in England
Bedfordshire Abolished districts Bedford Mid Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire New districts Bedford Central Bedfordshire Existing (1990s) Luton
Cheshire Abolished districts Chester Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Ellesmere Port and Neston Macclesfield Vale Royal New districts Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire East Existing (1990s) Warrington Halton
Cornwall Abolished districts Caradon Carrick Kerrier North Cornwall Penwith Restormel New districts Cornwall Existing (1890s) Isles of Scilly
County Durham Abolished districts Chester-le-Street Derwentside Durham Easington Sedgefield Teesdale Wear Valley New districts Durham Existing (1990s) Hartlepool Darlington Stockton-on-Tees
Northumberland Abolished districts Alnwick Berwick-upon-Tweed Blyth Valley Castle Morpeth Tynedale Wansbeck New districts Northumberland Existing (1990s) None
Shropshire Abolished districts Bridgnorth North Shropshire Oswestry Shrewsbury and Atcham South Shropshire New districts Shropshire Existing (1990s) Telford and Wrekin
Wiltshire Abolished districts Salisbury West Wiltshire Kennet North Wiltshire New districts Wiltshire Existing (1990s) Swindon

55°09′15″N 1°41′14″W / 55.15417°N 1.68722°W / 55.15417; -1.68722

• English districts abolished in 2009
• Former non-metropolitan districts of Northumberland
• Former boroughs in England