Castle Morpeth
| 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 (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 342nd 49,459 80 / 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 2001 census recorded it having a population of 49,001.
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.
External links
- Statistics about the Castle Morpeth borough from the Office of National Statistics Census 2001
| Districts of England – 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
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| 1974 counties: Cleveland – County Durham – Northumberland – Tyne and Wear |