In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thirston like this:
THIRSTON-WITH-SHOTHAUGH, a township in Felton parish, Northumberland; 9½ miles S by E of Alnwick. Acres, with Felton-Pathfoot, 1,161. Pop., 294. Houses, 58.
Thirston through time
Thirston is now part of Castle Morpeth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Castle Morpeth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thirston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thirston, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9703
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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