Castle Morpeth

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Geography
Borough of Castle Morpeth
Shown within Northumberland
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 (2006 est.): Density:	Ranked 342nd 49,500 80 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.1% White
Politics
Castle Morpeth Borough Council http://www.castlemorpeth.gov.uk/

Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Executive:	Conservative / Labour / Green / Independent
MPs:	Peter Atkinson, Denis Murphy, Alan Beith

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.

1 Settlements and parishes
2 Transport
3 Mayors
4 External links

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 will be 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