Place:Cramlington, Northumberland, England

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Cramlington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland in northeast England, situated 9 miles (14 kilometres) north of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The population was measured at 29,413 at the 2011 UK census. It sits on the border between Northumberland and North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear.

The village of East Cramlington lies east of the A189 road, on the B1326 road that connects Cramlington to Seaton Delaval.

From the 12th century onwards, its history had been mostly rural, incorporating several farms and the parish church of St. Nicholas (built at a cost of £3,000 during 1865–1868 in the Gothic style). During the early 19th century, coal mining brought a new industry to the community with several mine shafts sunk in the immediate vicinity.

Cramlington Local Government District was created in 1865. Later, the Local Government Act of 1894 established the Cramlington Urban District. As an urban district it also included the joint parish of East and West Hartford from 1912. Cramlington Urban District was replaced by the Seaton Valley Urban District in 1935 which covered other communities as well. From 1 April 1974, Cramlington became a part of the Borough of Blyth Valley. Responsibilities were transferred to Northumberland County Council from 1 April 2009 when the county became a unitary authority.

Research Tips

• Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.

Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455

There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.

• Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
• Unfortunately, there is no Victoria County History for Northumberland.