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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thropton like this:
THROPTON, a township in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; 3¼ miles W of Rothbury. Acres, 827. Pop., 253. Houses, 59. There are chapels for Presbyterians and Roman Catholics.
Thropton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thropton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thropton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9713
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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