Castle Morpeth

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Borough of Castle Morpeth
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 (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 342nd 49,900 81 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.1% White
Politics
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.

[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] 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] External links

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

Districts of North East England
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
Counties with multiple districts: County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear