Castle Morpeth

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.

Lee McDermott

Lee works for Castle Morpeth IT and is known localy as the Nimrod. Lee is well thought of - by Linda.

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 Mayoress of Castle Morpeth 2007/2008:Cllr Milburn Douglas and Mrs.Ann Douglas

Deputy Mayor of Castle Morpeth 2007/2008:Cllr Mrs Irene Brumwell

Leader of the Borough Council: Cllr Peter Jackson (Conservative)

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.

External links

• Statistics about the Castle Morpeth borough from the Office for National Statistics Census 2001