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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Thornton Near Hartburn like this:
Thornton, East, and Thornton, West, 2 townships, Hartburn par., Northumberland, 7 miles W. of Morpeth - East Thornton, 1037 ac., pop. 49; West Thornton, 1065 ac., pop. 75.
Thornton Near Hartburn is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thornton Near Hartburn itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornton Near Hartburn in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9710
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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