Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THROSTON

THROSTON, a township in Hart parish, Durham; 2 miles W of Hartlepool. Acres, 1,575; of which 104 are water. Real property, £3,195. Pop. in 1851, 240: in 1861, 745. Houses, 108.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hart AP/CP       Throston CP/Tn       County Durham AncC
Place: Throston

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