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DINNINGTON

The location of the Parish of Dinnington (shown in green).
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"DINNINGTON is a parish, comprising the townships of Brenkley, Dinnington, Horton Grange, Mason, Prestwick, and Woolsington. It comprises an area of 5,538 acres; And its population in 1801, was 560; in 1811, 577; in 1821, 626; in 1831, 819; in 1841, 730; and in 1851 668 souls. Dinnington was formerly a part of the parish of Ponteland." [From History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland, Whellan, 1855].

Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN14) published by the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
  
  

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Church History

• The Ancestral Indexes website provides information about Milbourne, Holy Saviour.
  
  

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Church Records

• Dinnington - Church Records - links and information.
  
  

Civil Registration

• This area is divided between Northumberland Central Registration District (Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, 94 Newgate Street, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1BU) and Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District (Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8PS). Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from the addresses shown.
  
  Some of the Newcastle upon Tyne birth and marriage indexes can be searched online thanks to an ongoing project involving the Register Office and Northumberland and Durham FHS. [ Search the Indexes].
  
  If ordering certificates from a District Office, please note the following:
  
  
  1. The cost of a certificate is currently (from 1st April 2003) £ 7.00 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons;
  2. The G.R.O. (St Catherine's) Index references are of no value;
  3. For marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given;
  4. Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
     
     

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Gazetteers

• The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
  
  

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History

• The history of Dinnington Parish (originally part of Ponteland Parish) is included in:- Northumberland County History Committee, History of Northumberland, Volume 12. Newcastle, A. Reid, 1926. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  

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Maps

• Dinnington - Maps - links and information.
  
  

Military Records

• A transcript of Brunswick War Memorial provided by Ancestral Indexes.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Dinnington Parish was part of Castle Ward Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located near the village of Ponteland. Some records are held at Northumberland Collections Service, but these are of limited genealogical value.
  
  
• Peter Higginbotham has provided details, a map and photographs of Castle Ward Workhouse.
  
  

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