Place:Morpeth Ward, Northumberland, England

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NameMorpeth Ward
TypeHundred
Coordinates55.23°N 1.7°W
Located inNorthumberland, England

Morpeth Ward was one of the ancient divisions of Northumberland, equivalent to hundreds and wapentakes in counties further south.

"The ward excludes the borough [of Morpeth], and is cut into two divisions, E and W. The E div. contains Bothal parish, three other parishes, and parts of two others. Acres: 45,016. Population in 1851: 7,843. Houses: 1,495. The W div. contains Hebburn parish, two other parishes, and parts of four others. Acres: 53,975. Population in 1851: 4,102. Houses: 774. Population of the entire ward in 1861: 14,291. Houses: 2,669. (Source: John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72, as provided by A Vision of Britain through Time)
"Morpeth, ward, Northumberland, 98,253 acres, population: 20,736." (Source: John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles of 1887, as provided by A Vision of Britain through Time)

This Ordnance Survey map of 1832 shows the boundaries of the ancient wards of Northumberland.

Parishes and Townships

Ancient parishes are listed in bold type.

Parish and TownshipsDescriptionAncient ParishCivil Parish after 1955
Acklington township, civil parish WarkworthAcklington
Acklington Park township, civil parish WarkworthAcklington
Amble township, civil parish WarkworthAmble
Ashington and Sheepwash township, civil parish BothalAshington
Benridge township, civil parish MitfordHebron
Bigges Quarter township, civil parish Long HorsleyLonghorsley
Bockenfield township, civil parish FeltonThirston
Bolam township, parish (ancient), civil parish Belsay
Bolam Vicarage township, civil parish BolamBelsay
Bothal parish (ancient), civil parish remains as Bothal
Bothal Demesne township, civil parish BothalAshington
Brinkburn parish (ancient), civil parish Brinkburn ChapelryBrinkburn
Bullers Green township, civil parish MorpethMorpeth
Bullocks Hall township, civil parish WarkworthWest Chevington
Causey Park township, civil parish BothalTritlington
Coatyards township, civil parish NetherwittonNunnykirk
Cockle Park township, civil parish BothalHebron
Corridge township, civil parish HartburnWallington Demesne
Cresswell township, civil parish WoodhornCresswell
Earsdon township, civil parish BothalTritlington
Earsdon Forest township, civil parish BothalTritlington
East Chevington township, civil parish WarkworthEast Chevington
East Thornton township, civil parish HartburnHartburn
Ellington township, civil parish WoodhornEllington
Eshott township, civil parish FeltonThirston
Ewesley township, civil parish NetherwittonNunnykirk
Felton township, parish (ancient), civil parish remains as Felton
Fenrother township, civil parish BothalTritlington
Freeholders Quarter township, civil parish Long HorsleyLonghorsley
Gallowhill township, civil parish BolamBelsay
Gloster Hill township, civil parish WarkworthWarkworth
Hadstone township, civil parish WarkworthEast Chevington
Hartburn township, parish (ancient), civil parish remains as Hartburn
Hartburn Grange township, civil parish HartburnWallington Demesne
Hauxley township, civil parish WarkworthHauxley
Healey and Combhill township, civil parish NetherwittonNunnykirk
Hebron chapelry, civil parish Bothalremains as Hebron (or Hebburn)
High Angerton township, civil parish HartburnHartburn
High and Low Highlaws township, civil parish Hebron
Highlaws township, civil parish Hartburn Wallington Demesne
Hirst township, civil parish Woodhorn
Long Horsley parish (ancient), civil parish Longhorsley (name changed)
Longhirst township, civil parish BothalLonghirst
Longshaws township, civil parish Long Horsley and HartburnMeldon
Longwitton township, civil parish HartburnNetherwitton
Low Angerton township, civil parish HartburnHartburn
Lynemouth township, civil parish WoodhornLynemouth
Mitford parish (ancient), civil parish remains as Mitford
Morpeth township, parish (ancient), civil parish remains as Morpeth
Morwick township, civil parish WarkworthWarkworth
Netherwitton chapelry, civil parish Hartburnremains as Netherwitton
Newbiggin by the Sea township, civil parish WoodhornNewbiggin by the Sea
Newburn township, parish (ancient), civil parish remains as Newburn
Newton Park township, civil parish MitfordMeldon
Newton Underwood township, civil parish MitfordMeldon
North Middleton (near Morpeth) township, civil parish HartburnWallington Demesne
North Seaton township, civil parish WoodhornNewbiggin by the Sea
Nunnykirk township, civil parish NetherwittonNunnykirk
Nunriding township, civil parish MitfordMeldon
Old Moor township, civil parish BothalLonghirst
Pegswood township, civil parish BothalPegswood
Pigdon township, civil parish MitfordMeldon
Riddells Quarter township, civil parish Long HorsleyLonghorsley
Ritton Coltpark township, civil parish NetherwittonNunnykirk
Ritton Whitehouse township, civil parish NetherwittonNunnykirk
Rothley township, civil parish HartburnRothley
South Middleton (near Morpeth) township, civil parish HartburnWallington Demesne
Spital Hill township, civil parish MitfordMitford
Stanton township, civil parish Long HorsleyNetherwitton
Thirston with Shothaugh or East and West Thirston with Shothaugh township, civil parish FeltonThirston
Throphill township, civil parish Meldon
Todburn township, civil parish Long HorsleyNunnykirk
Todridge township, civil parish HartburnWallington Demesne
Togstone township, civil parish WarkworthTogstone
Tritlington township, civil parish Bothalremains as Tritlington
Ulgham chapelry, civil parish MorpethUlgham
Warkworth parish (ancient), civil parish remains as Warkworth
West Chevington township, civil parish WarkworthWest Chevington
West Thornton township, civil parish HartburnHartburn
Whitridge township, civil parish HartburnNetherwitton
Widdrington chapelry, civil parish WoodhornWiddrington
Wingates township, civil parish Long HorsleyNunnykirk
Witton Shields township, civil parish Long HorsleyNetherwitton
Woodhorn parish (ancient), civil parish remains as Woodhorn
Woodhorn Demesne township, civil parish WoodhornWoodhorn Demesne

Research Tips

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