In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thornbrough like this:

THORNBROUGH, a township in Corbridge parish, Northumberland; 6 miles E of Hexham. Acres, 714. Pop., 74. Houses, 12.

Thornbrough through time

Thornbrough is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thornbrough itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornbrough in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9705

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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