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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thockrington like this:
THOCKRINGTON, a parish, with four townships, in Bellingham district, Northumberland; 4¾ miles NNE of Chollerton r. station, and 10 N by E of Hexham. Post town, Hexham. Acres, 6,943. Real property, £3,064. Pop., 166. Houses, 36. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £228. Patron, the Bishop of D. The church is ancient.
Thockrington is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thockrington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thockrington in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9704
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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