Castle Morpeth

Castle Morpeth was a local government district and borough in Northumberland, England. Its administrative centre was the town of Morpeth.

Borough of Castle Morpeth
Borough
Shown within Northumberland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth East England
Administrative countyNorthumberland
Founded1 April 1974
Abolished1 April 2009
Admin. HQMorpeth
Government
  TypeCastle Morpeth Borough Council
  Leadership:Alternative – Sec.31
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code35UE
Ethnicity98.1% White
Websitecastlemorpeth.gov.uk

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Morpeth and Morpeth Rural District, along with part of Castle Ward Rural District.

The district council was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England effective from 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to Northumberland County Council, a unitary authority.

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