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Weardale Petty Sessional Division

Reference: PS/We Catalogue Title: Weardale Petty Sessional Division Area: Catalogue Category: Public Records Description: Courts sitting at Stanhope and Wolsingham

Covering Dates: 1850-1947

Access: Please note that some court records are subject to 100 year closure under Data Protection legislation. Apply to County Archivist for access.

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  • Weardale Petty Sessional Division
    • Weardale Petty Sessions (Ref: PS/We)
    • Stanhope Court (Ref: PS/We)
    • Absconders (Ref: PS/We)
    • Court registers (Ref: PS/We)
    • Financial records (Ref: PS/We)
    • Wolsingham Court (Ref: PS/We)
    • Court registers (Ref: PS/We)
    • Financial records (Ref: PS/We)
    • Justices' minute book (Ref: PS/We)
    • Licensing (Ref: PS/We)

Catalogue Description

Originally Stanhope Division and Wolsingham Division; then Stanhope and Wolsingham Division; later Weardale Division with courts sitting at Stanhope and Wolsingham
See also PS/BA
For post-1974 see Teesdale and Wear Valley Division

Catalogue Contents

Weardale Petty Sessions (Ref: PS/We)Stanhope Court (Ref: PS/We)Court registers (Ref: PS/We)Ref: PS/We 1

Stanhope court register, 19 May 1905 - 21 August 1909
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: PS/We 2

Stanhope court register, 20 August 1909 - 8 June 1915 (1 volume, leather half-bound) [Registers, June 1915 - April 1924, are missing]

Ref: PS/We 3

Stanhope court register, 11 April 1924 - September 1931
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: PS/We 4

Stanhope court register, 16 October 1931 - 20 October 1939
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Financial records (Ref: PS/We)Ref: PS/We 5

Stanhope register of fines and fees, 20 September 1935 - 8 February 1946
(1 volume)

Ref: PS/We 6

Stanhope outstanding penalties ledger, 16 January 1891 - 18 September 1954
(1 volume)

Absconders (Ref: PS/We)Ref: PS/We 7

Stanhope register of absconders, 16 January 1891 - 8 February 1946
(1 volume)

Wolsingham Court (Ref: PS/We)Court registers (Ref: PS/We)Ref: PS/We 8

Wolsingham court register, 2 September 1924 - 25 May 1932
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: PS/We 9

Wolsingham court register, 7 June 1932 - 7 November 1939
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Financial records (Ref: PS/We)Ref: PS/We 11

Wolsingham register of fines and fees, 6 August 1850 - 19 December 1870
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: PS/We 12

Wolsingham register of fines and fees, 23 December 1870 - 5 September 1876
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: PS/We 13

Wolsingham register of fines and fees, 4 July 1876 - 1 June 1880
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: PS/We 14

Wolsingham register of fines and fees, 4 January 1916 - 8 January 1935
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: PS/We 15

Wolsingham outstanding penalties ledger, 3 February 1891 - 3 December 1901
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: PS/We 16

Wolsingham outstanding penalties ledger, 3 December 1901 - 8 December 1947
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Licensing (Ref: PS/We)Ref: PS/We 17

Wolsingham register of explosive store licences, 1 February 1876 - February 1924
(1 volume)

Justices' minute book (Ref: PS/We)Ref: PS/We 10

Wolsingham Justices' minutes book, 2 June 1906 - 7 February 1911
(1 volume)



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