Castle Morpeth
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 Leaders
The Leaders for The borough of Castle Morpeth for the council year 2008-2009 are as follows:
Mayor: cllr. Mrs.Irene Brumwell
Mayor's escort: Cllr.Milburn Douglas
Deputy Mayor: Cllr.Edward Trevelyan
Deputy Mayoress: Mrs.Anna Trevelyan
Leader: Cllr. Peter Jackson
Deputy Leader: Alan Sambrook
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)
Recent mayors:
2005/06: Milburn Douglas
2006/07: Geoff Proudlock
2007/08: Milburn Douglas
2008/09: Mrs. Irene Brumwell
Irene Brumwell has become 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
- Statistics about the Castle Morpeth borough from the Office for National Statistics Census 2001
- Castle Morpeth website
- Morpeth Town Council website