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Name | Birtley |
Alt names | Barley Mow | source: settlement in parish | | Portobello | source: settlement in parish | | Vigo | source: settlement in parish |
Type | Chapelry, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 54.9°N 1.567°W |
Located in | Durham, England ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Tyne and Wear, England (1974 - ) |
See also | Chester le Street, Durham, England | ancient parish in which it was a chapelry | | Chester Ward, Durham, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Chester le Street Rural, Durham, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1974 | | Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | metropolitan district covering the area 1974-2009 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Birtley has been since 1974 a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in the County of Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the south of Gateshead and is physically linked to Chester le Street across the County Durham boundary lines. Until 1974, Birtley and the adjoining areas of Barley Mow, Vigo and Portobello were part of the old Chester le Street Rural District. Since 1974, these neighbouring areas have been considered part of 'greater' Birtley. Birtley was a civil parish with a parish council (which also covered the adjoining neighbourhoods) until April 1, 2006 after a local referendum agreed to abolish it. The former parish had a population of 11,377 in the UK census of 2011.
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Categories: Durham, England | Birtley, Durham, England | Chester le Street, Durham, England | Chester Ward, Durham, England | Chester le Street Rural, Durham, England | Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | Tyne and Wear, England
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