Castle Ward Rural District

Castle Ward Rural District
Area
• 1901	85,124 acres (344.5 km2)
• 1961	82,827 acres (335.2 km2)
• Coordinates	55°03′N 1°45′W / 55.05°N 1.75°W / 55.05; -1.75Coordinates: 55°03′N 1°45′W / 55.05°N 1.75°W / 55.05; -1.75
Area transferred
• 1935	1,597 acres (6.5 km2) to Newcastle upon Tyne
• 1935	687 acres (2.8 km2) to Gosforth Urban District and Newburn Urban District
• 1969	456 acres (1.8 km2) to Seaton Valley Urban District
Population
• 1901	9,252
• 1961	24,856
History
• Preceded by	Castle Ward Rural Sanitary District
• Origin	Local Government Act 1894
• Created	1894 (1894)
• Abolished	31 March 1974 (1974-03-31)
• Succeeded by	Castle Morpeth City of Newcastle upon Tyne
Status	Rural district
Government
• HQ	Ponteland
• Motto	Onward
Contained within
• County	Northumberland
• Police force	Northumberland Constabulary

Castle Ward was a rural district of the administrative county of Northumberland, England from 1894 to 1974, covering an area north-west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was named after the historic of Northumberland. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, most of it was merged to form part of the Castle Morpeth district, with part going to the metropolitan borough of Newcastle. The council offices were located in Ponteland.^[1]

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