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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Throston like this:
Throston, town and township, Hart par., Durham, on W. side and within parl. bor. of Hartlepool - township, 1636 ac., pop. 3752; town, 433 ac., pop. 3442; P.O., T.O.; is a local government district.
Throston is now part of HARTLEPOOL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how HARTLEPOOL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Throston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Throston, in Hartlepool and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5831
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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