Castle Morpeth

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 / km²

ethnicity = 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 = 2005

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.

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 from London to Edinburgh. The rail line offers services to other major intermediate cities such as Newcastle and Peterborough.

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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