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Date1883,
1996
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20th Century (1901 to 2000),
Victorian (1837 to 1901)
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Heighington Civil Parish records

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CP/He 1-99Heighington Parish CouncilHeighington was the central township of Heighington parish – part of Darlington Poor Law Union 1834-1930 – civil parish in 1866, with elected parish council from 1894 – part of Darlington Rural Sanitary District 1875-1894 – part of Darlington Rural District 1894-1974 – part of Darlington District 1974-1997 – part of Darlington Borough from 1997
CP/He section 01Minutes1, 26-33
CP/He 11 volumeHeighington Parish Council minutes, 1894 – 1948
CP/He 261 volume, leather half-boundMinutes of Heighington annual parish meetings and parish council meetings, 17 July 1947 – 19 March 1964
CP/He 271 volume, leather half-boundMinutes of Heighington annual parish meetings and parish council meetings, 19 March 1964 – 19 October 1972
CP/He 281 volume, leather half-boundMinutes, 1972-1989 Heighington annual parish meetings, 15 March 1973 – 13 April 1989 Heighington Parish Council meetings, 16 November 1972 – 17 November 1977
CP/He 291 fileMinutes of Heighington Parish Council meetings, 19 January 1978 – 18 October 1979
CP/He 301 fileMinutes of Heighington Parish Council meetings, 15 November 1979 – 19 February 1981
CP/He 311 fileMinutes of Heighington Parish Council meetings, 19 March 1981 – 17 December 1981
CP/He 321 fileMinutes of Heighington Parish Council meetings, 21 January 1982 – 19 May 1983
CP/He 331 fileMinutes of Heighington Parish Council meetings (signed), 16 May 1985 – 14 December 1989
CP/He section 02Agendas and Reports34-35
CP/He 34130 papers and 1 fileParish Council meeting and annual meeting agendas, 25 May 1972 – 18 November 1993; 18 January – 21 November 1996
CP/He 3544 papersReports of the chairman to Heighington Parish Council annual parish meetings, 1978 – 1989, 1991 – 1992
CP/He section 03Financial records36-41
CP/He 361 volume, leather quarter-boundHeighington Parish Council receipt and payment book, 21 April 1962 – 19 March 1976
CP/He 371 volume, leather quarter-boundHeighington Parish Council receipts and payments book, 1 April 1976 – 31 March 1990
CP/He 381 paperCopy annual financial report of the Parish Council, 1992/3
CP/He 391 paperCopy annual financial report of the Parish Council, 1993/4
CP/He 402 papersCopy annual financial report of the Parish Council, 1994/5
CP/He 412 papersCopy annual financial report of the Parish Council, 1995/6
CP/He section 04Correspondence
CP/He General Correspondence47-59, 80
CP/He 47157 papersGeneral correspondence of Heighington Parish Council, 7 July 1975 – 25 October 1979 Includes: papers concerning application for the closure of St. Michael’s churchyard, 1977
CP/He 48234 papersGeneral correspondence of Heighington Parish Council, 12 August 1979 – 23 May 1983
CP/He 49149 papersGeneral correspondence of Heighington Parish Council, 17 June 1987 – 13 April 1989
CP/He 501 fileCorrespondence, marked ‘information and advice’, including reference to street lighting, design for the Parish Council Chairman’s badge of office and proposals for the naming of streets, of Heighington Parish Council, 13 December 1966 – 18 March 1983
CP/He 5196 papersCorrespondence, marked ‘sundry’, including letter concerning an offence committed during the election of councillors of Heighington Parish Council, 11 January 1991 – 13 January 1992
CP/He 52178 papersCopy out-letters of Heighington Parish Council, 22 March 1985 – 20 December 1989
CP/He 53131 papersCopy out-letters of Heighington Parish Council, 3 January – 18 December 1990
CP/He 5412 papersCopy out-letters of Heighington Parish Council, 30 November 1990 – 11 January 1991
CP/He 55138 papersCopy out-letters of Heighington Parish Council, 10 January – 17 December 1991
CP/He 56134 papersCopy out-letters of Heighington Parish Council, 28 January – 26 November 1992
CP/He 5797 papersCopy out-letters of Heighington Parish Council, 5 January – 19 November 1993
CP/He 5862 papersCopy out-letters of Heighington Parish Council, 24 January – 23 November 1994
CP/He 59103 papersCopy out-letters of Heighington Parish Council, 13 January – 29 August 1995
CP/He 8030 papersCorrespondence and papers of Heighington Parish Council, concerning the change of Heighington Village postal address, and a British Telecom agreement for the placing of an underground cable, 20 July 1981 – 21 May 1982, 20 June 1985 – 7 February 1986
CP/He Correspondence with local authorities60-79, 94-95
CP/He 60200 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council, mainly concerning planning matters, including the opencast coal site at Royal Oak Farm, Heighington, and the application for authorisation under the Opencast Coal Act, 1958 of the Hill Top Brusselton Opencast Coal Site (1986), and public rights of way over the same, 17 January 1978 – 2 September 1987
CP/He 6131 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council, 20 May 1986 – 26 October 1988
CP/He 6226 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council, including copy proposals for a drift mine at Redhouse, near Shildon, 28 November 1988 – 19 December 1989
CP/He 63100 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council, including planning papers for mining operations at Hawthorn House and Redhouse, Shildon, 18 May 1988 – 29 November 1990
CP/He 6463 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council, 17 June 1988 – 17 December 1991
CP/He 65115 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council, 9 January 1992 – 24 December 1993
CP/He 6656 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council, 24 September 1993 – 14 November 1994
CP/He 6735 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council, 13 January – 5 December 1995
CP/He 681 file and 50 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with Durham County Council County Engineer, concerning Heighington and Redworth village greens, footpaths, highways and maintenance, boundary change, and other matters, 18 April 1975 – 13 November 1987
CP/He 691 fileCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with the Borough of Darlington Borough Engineer, 31 July 1975 – 27 July 1984 Includes: plan of all sewers in verges or grassed areas at Heighington, n.d.
CP/He 7020 papersCorrespondence of the Borough Engineer, Borough of Darlington, with Heighington Council, concerning Heighington relief sewers, 30 September 1975 – 21 September 1978
CP/He 7148 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council with the Darlington Borough councillor for Heighington ward, 18 May 1987 – 18 June 1991
CP/He 721 fileParish Council correspondence, papers and duplicate plans concerning local planning proposals for opencast coal extraction at Newbiggin Farm and Royal Oak Farm, Heighington, also National Coal Board opencast coal extraction at Hill Top and Brusselton Heaps sites, and the Durham County Magnesium Limestone Escarpment Plan, 1 March 1977 – 27 October 1982
CP/He 731 file and 6 papersParish Council correspondence and papers concerning planning appeals for Twinsburn Farm and Jubilee Trout Farm, Heighington, and copy correspondence of R. & A. Young Mining Limited, concerning proposed drift mine at Redhouse, near Shildon, 1 October 1985 – 6 June 1988
CP/He 7410 papersCorrespondence, papers and plan from Durham County concerning planning application for change of use of the former Redworth Hall Residential School to a hotel, 11 May 1987
CP/He 75127 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council concerning planning applications for Redworth Hall Hotel, 5 October 1989 – 28 June 1994
CP/He 764 papersDismissal by the Department of the Environment Planning Inspectorate of an appeal by Aberland Developments Limited against Darlington Borough Council’s refusal of outline planning permission for residential development adjacent to Walworth Road and Snackgate Lane, Heighington, 16 January 1989
CP/He 781 fileCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council concerning gas, electricity, water, sewerage and telecommunications services, 17 March 1975 – 22 February 1985
CP/He 792 papersCounterpart plan of North Eastern Electricity Board to accompany a wayleave agreement dated 20 January 1972, and covering letter, 30 June 1988
CP/He 941 booklet, and 2 papersReport to Darlington Rural District Council concerning planning and development in the Rural District, including an assessment of the future need for new housing, guidance on new development and village character, a detailed examination of the villages of Great Aycliffe, Heighington, Hurworth, Hurworth Place, Middleton One Row and Sadberge, and briefer comments on the remaining villages in the district, n.d.; with related correspondence, 24-31 July 1968
CP/He 951 bookletHeighington Lane Industrial Estate West Planning Policy Statement approved by Sedgefield District Council and Darlington Borough Council, October 1990
CP/He section 05Burial ground81
CP/He 8128 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council concerning land for a burial ground extension, and the improvement of the village play area, 6 October 1983 – 10 February 1985
CP/He section 06Bus shelters46, 82
CP/He 462 May 1990 (1) United Automobile Services Ltd., of Darlington (2) Heighington Parish Council Agreement for the transfer of ownership to (2) of the bus shelter on Heighington Village Green Consideration: £1007.40 to (2)
CP/He 8226 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council concerning the repair, and transfer to parish council ownership, of the bus shelter on Heighington village green, 19 December 1989 – 2 May 1990
CP/He section 08Heighington Village Green2-24, 42, 93
CP/He 22 papersLetter from John Booth to Rev. C.C. Chevallier, Heighington Vicarage, Darlington, concerning appointment of a grieve, his duties and wages, 5 April 1883
CP/He 32 papersLetter from John Booth, Copyhold Office, Durham, to Rev. W.H.G. Stephens, Heighington, concerning placing poles on side of road, management of village green and duties of grieve, 15 March 1887
CP/He 42 papersLetter from [W.H.G. Stephens], Heighington Vicarage, Darlington, to John Booth, Durham, concerning appointment of grieve and list of copyholders, 29 March 1890
CP/He 51 paperLetter from John Booth, Copyhold Office, Durham, to Rev. W.H.G. Stephens, Heighington Vicarage, Darlington, concerning appointment of grieve, 1 April 1890
CP/He 61 paperNotice of public meeting of inhabitants to appoint grieve and deputy grieve, 12 April 1890
CP/He 71 paperExtract from minutes of meeting of ratepayers concerning appointment of Captain R.J. Blacklin as grieve, 16 April 1890
CP/He 83 papersLetter (and draft) from W.H.G. Stephens concerning appointment of grieve and deputy grieve, 21 April 1890
CP/He 91 paperLetter from John Booth, Copyhold Office, Durham to Rev. W.H.G. Stephens, Heighington Vicarage, concerning duties of grieve and appointment of deputy, 24 April 1890
CP/He 102 papersLetter (and draft) from W.H.G. Stephens concerning election of grieve, 3 July 1890
CP/He 111 paperLetter from John Booth, Copyhold Office, Durham, to Rev. W.H.G. Stephens, Heighington Vicarage, Darlington, concerning appointment of village grieve, 17 July 1890
CP/He 121 paperLetter from C. Dyson, The Vicarage, Heighington, concerning meeting to consider appointment of village grieve, 4 June 1897
CP/He 131 paperExtract from minutes of meeting of commoners concerning appointment of Captain Blacklin as grieve, 8 June 1897
CP/He 141 paperLetter from Ecclesiastical Commission, Halmote Court Office, New Exchequer Buildings, Durham, to R.J. Blacklin, Heighington, concerning his appointment as grieve, 4 September 1897
CP/He 152 papersLetter from G.Y. Wall, Manorial Surveyor’s Office, New Exchequer Buildings, Durham, to Rev. H.G. Stephens, The Vicarage, Heighington, concerning complaints and jurisdiction of manor court, 23 April 1887
CP/He 161 paperLetter from J.B. Mander, Copyhold Office, Durham, to Rev. W.H.G. Stephens, Heighington Vicarage, Darlington, acknowledging his letter, 4 July 1890
CP/He 171 paperLetter from Thomas Jones, Archdeaconry Registry, Durham, to Rev. W.H.G. Stephens, concerning churchwardens producing declaration at court, 22 September 1890
CP/He 181 paperLetter from Thomas Jones, Archdeaconry Registry, Durham, to Mr. Stephens, concerning admission of churchwardens into office, 24 September 1890
CP/He 191 paperLetter from John Bellwood, Clerk to the Parish Council, Heighington to Captain Blacklin, Dinsdale House, West Hartlepool, concerning meeting of commoners to consider application of Parish Council to Ecclesiastical Commissioners for control of village green, 26 May 1897
CP/He 201 paper, typescriptLetter from village grieve to G.Y. Wall, Copyhold Office, Durham, concerning control of village green, 14 June 1897
CP/He 211 paperNotes re change in government of village green, n.d. [1897]
CP/He 221 paperLetter from R.O. Golightly, Clerk to the Parish Council, Heighington, to Messrs. Charles Knight and Co., concerning lease of village green from Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 9 May 1912
CP/He 231 paper, typescriptLetter from Ecclesiastical Commission to R.O. Golightly, Clerk to the Parish Council, Heighington, concerning lease of village green, 3 June 1912
CP/He 24/1-88 papersCorrespondence between R.J. Blacklin, Brougham House, West Hartlepool, grieve and G.Y. Wall, Halmote Court Office, New Exchequer Buildings, Durham, concerning encroachment on village green, 19 June – 13 August 1909
CP/He 421 booklet, printedLocal Government Act, 1894: Model Bye-Laws as to Heighington Village Green, for the use of the Parish Council, Darlington, 1913
CP/He 931 paperNotice of listing of the Village Pump, The Green, Heighington, as a building of special architectural or historic interest, 6 April 1967
CP/He section 08Playing fields77, 96
CP/He 7781 papersCorrespondence of Heighington Parish Council concerning the provision of a playing field and play area at Heighington, 1 March 1967 – 19 December 1986
CP/He 9613 papersReports on Heighington annual playschemes, 1974-1977
CP/He section 09Housing83
CP/He 8310 papers and 10 colour photographs, 17.5 cm. x 12.5 cm.Correspondence of Heighington Parish Council concerning revitalisation works to housing at Hopelands, Heighington, carried out by Darlington Borough Council’s Department of Community Services, 25 September – 5 November 1990 Includes: photographs of house interiors and exteriors during improvement work
CP/He section 10Street lighting43-45
CP/He 432 papers24 December 1952 (1) The North Eastern Electricity Board (2) The Parish Council of Heighington Agreement for the maintenance and supply of electricity to a public lighting installation at Heighington and Redworth
CP/He 441 paper18 September 1958 (1) Hugh Abram of No. 1 Darlington Road, Heighington (2) Heighington Parish Council Agreement for the erection of a street lighting bracket on No. 1 Darlington Road
CP/He 451 paper3 April 1962 (1) R.J.S. Harrison of Hunter House, Market Place, Bishop Auckland (2) Heighington Parish Council Agreement for the erection of a street lighting bracket on Hunter House, Heighington
CP/He section 11Tidy Village and Northumbria in Bloom97-98
CP/He 97113 papersPapers concerning the annual participation of Heighington and Redworth in the Durham County Tidy Village Competition and the Northumbria in Bloom competition, [July] 1977 – July 1988
CP/He 9810 papers and 1 photograph, 16 cm. x 21 cm., black and whiteCorrespondence concerning the Northumbria in Bloom competition, and photograph of the presentation of a Regional Competition Award of Merit to Heighington as runner up in the Best Large Village category, 1991
CP/He section 12Plans84-92
CP/He 841 file of 7 printed mapsMap showing public rights of way (footpaths, bridleways and public paths) in the parish of Heighington, under the provisions of the National Parks & Access to the Countryside Act, 1949, marked on Ordnance Survey sheets XLII.SE,SW; XLIII.SW; XLVIII.NE,NW,SE; and XLIX.NW, provisional edition, 1951 Scale: 1 : 10560
CP/He 851 plan, 99 cm. x 68 cm., duplicatedMap showing footpaths in the parish of Heighington, marked on Ordnance Survey sheets NZ 22 SW and SE, 1953, n.d. [ 1970s] Scale: 1 : 10560
CP/He 861 plan, 97 cm. x 57 cm., duplicatedMap showing the boundary of Heighington Conservation Area as designated by the Civic Amenities Act, 1967, September 1971 No scale
CP/He 871 plan, 55 cm. x 31 cm., duplicatedMap showing the boundary of Heighington Conservation Area as designated on 3 February 1972, by the Chief Planning Officer of the Borough of Darlington, 7 June 1976 Scale: 1 : 2500
CP/He 881 plan, 90 cm. x 83 cm., duplicatedMap showing the polling districts, as fixed in November 1977, in the Borough of Darlington, of those wards lying within the county constituency of Bishop Auckland, 1977 Scale: 1 : 50000
CP/He 891 map, 69 cm. x 80 cm., printedMap of the area designated under the Aycliffe New Town (Designation) Amendment Order, 1974, prepared by the Department of the Environment from Ordnance Survey published sheets, 1974 Scale: 1 : 10560
CP/He 901 plan, 57 cm. x 47 cm., duplicatedPlan and specification for Redworth public lighting installation work carried out by Bishop Auckland District, 5 November 1937 – 1 September 1952 Scale: 1 : 2500
CP/He 913 plans, 84 cm. x 59 cm., duplicatedPlans showing the location of street lighting units at Heighington and Redworth for adoption by Durham County Council, marked on Ordnance Survey plans NZ 2423, NZ 2523, NZ 2422 and NZ 2522, 1 October 1971 – 1 November 1972 Scale: 1 : 2500
CP/He 921 plan, 118 cm. x 85 cm., duplicatedLayout plan of Heighington relief sewers project, by Darlington Borough Engineer’s Department, July 1977 Scale: 1 : 500
CP/He section 13Publications25, 99
CP/He 251 file, typescriptHeighington Parish Council, 1895 – 1966, by A.I. Abram, B.A., April 1982
CP/He 997 papersParish Council newsletters to parishioners, c. December 1982 – November 1983

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