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 through time
Thockrington is now part of Tynedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tynedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thockrington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thockrington, in Tynedale and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9704
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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