In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Thornton Near Hartburn like this:
Thornton, East, and Thornton, West, 2 townships, Hartburn par., Northumberland, 7 miles W. of Morpeth - East Thornton, 1037 ac., pop. 49; West Thornton, 1065 ac., pop. 75.
Thornton Near Hartburn through time
Thornton Near Hartburn 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 Thornton Near Hartburn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornton Near Hartburn, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9710
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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