Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THORNTON

THORNTON, a township in Norham parish, Northumberland; 4½ miles SW of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Acres, 1,390. Pop., 121. Houses, 25.


(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: Norham AP/CP       Thornton CP/Tn       Northumberland AncC
Place: Thornton

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