- Castle Morpeth
Infobox UK district
name = Borough of Castle Morpeth
status = Borough
region =North East England
admincounty =Northumberland
area = Ranked 72nd
618.23 km²
adminhq = Morpeth
onscode = 35UE
population = Ranked English district rank|ONS=35UE
English district population|ONS=35UE
English district density|ONS=35UE / km²ethnicity = 98.1% White
politics =
Castle Morpeth Borough Council
http://www.castlemorpeth.gov.uk/
leadership = Alternative - Sec.31
executive = English district control|ONS=35UE
mayor =
mp =Peter Atkinson ,
Denis Murphy,
Alan Beith
year = 2005Castle Morpeth is a local government district and
borough inNorthumberland ,England . Its administrative centre is Morpeth.The district was formed on
April 1 ,1974 by the merger of the borough of Morpeth andMorpeth Rural District , along with part ofCastle Ward Rural District .The district will be abolished as part of the
2009 structural changes to local government in England .
=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 Borough's leaders Mayor and Mayor's escort 2008/09:
Mayor; cllr.Irene Brumwell and Mayor's escort;cllr.Milburn Douglas
Deputy Mayor:Cllr.Edward Trevelyan
Leader of the Borough Council: Cllr Peter Jackson
Transport
Castle Morpeth is located along the vital
East Coast Main Line rail artery stretching fromLondon toEdinburgh . The rail line offers services to other major intermediate cities such as Newcastle andPeterborough .Mayors
The mayor of castle morpeth is the civic head which jobs include attending formal and informal events, official openings(etc)
Here are some former mayors of castle morpeth
Mayor 1974/75: Dr. George Cormack
1975/76: Geoff Brown
More recent mayors:
2004/05: Kay Morris
2005/06: Milburn Douglas
2006/07: Geoff Proudlock
2007/08: Milburn Douglas
Irene Brumwell has became 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
External links
* [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/AreaProfileFrames.asp?aid=175722&hid=14&tid=13 Statistics] about the Castle Morpeth borough from the
Office for National Statistics Census 2001* [http://www.castlemorpeth.gov.uk Castle Morpeth website]
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