In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Throckley like this:
THROCKLEY, a township in Newburn parish, Northumberland; 6 miles WNW of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 1,263. Pop. in 1851, 159; in 1861, 278. Houses, 55.
Throckley through time
Throckley is now part of Newcastle upon Tyne district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newcastle upon Tyne has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Throckley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Throckley, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9711
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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