Castle Morpeth was a local government district and borough in Northumberland, England. Its administrative centre was the town of Morpeth.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Morpeth and Morpeth Rural District, along with part of Castle Ward Rural District.
The district council was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England effective from 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to Northumberland County Council, a unitary authority.
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—William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)