{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-29.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/2039",
  "legislation_title": "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972",
  "path": "schedule/part/29",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nReference number of district\nArea of district by reference to existing administrative areas\n1\nIn the administrative county of Northumberland—\nthe borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed;\nthe rural districts of Belford, Glendale and Norham and Islandshires.\n2\nIn the administrative county of Northumberland—\nthe urban districts of Alnwick and Amble;\nthe rural districts of Alnwick and Rothbury.\n3\nIn the administrative county of Northumberland—\nthe urban districts of Hexham and Prudhoe;\nthe rural districts of Bellingham, Haltwhistle and Hexham;\nthe area shown on Ordnance Survey maps as common to the parishes of Allendale and West Allen in the rural district of Hexham.\n4\nIn the administrative county of Northumberland—\nthe borough of Morpeth;\nthe rural district of Morpeth;\nin the rural district of Castle Ward, the parishes of Belsay, Capheaton, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Matfen, Ponteland, Stamfordham, Stannington and Whalton.\n5\nIn the administrative county of Northumberland, the urban districts of Ashington, Bedlingtonshire and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.\n6\nIn the administrative county of Northumberland—\nthe borough of Blyth;\nthe urban district of Seaton Valley, except the Backworth, Earsdon and Shiremoor wards;\nthe borough of Whitley Bay, except so much as lies south of the boundary determined by the order to be made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/2039/schedule/part/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:21:20.670452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}