In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thoroton like this:
THOROTON, a parish in Bingham district, Notts; 2 miles N of Elton r. station, and 4½ NE by E of Bingham. Post town, Nottingham. Acres, 730. Real property, £1,168. Pop., 210. Houses, 43. T. Hall is the residence of G. Storer. The living is a vicarage annexed to Orston. The church is good.
Thoroton through time
Thoroton is now part of Rushcliffe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rushcliffe has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thoroton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thoroton, in Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7787
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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