Place:Thornton, Northumberland, England

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NameThornton
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates55.717°N 2.035°W
Located inNorthumberland, England     (1844 - 1955)
Also located inDurham, England     ( - 1844)
See alsoNorhamshire, Northumberland, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Norham and Islandshires Rural, Northumberland, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1955
Shoreswood, Northumberland, Englandcivil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955
source: Family History Library Catalog

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Thornton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

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

Thornton was a township in Norhamshire within the county of Durham until 1844, subsequently in Northumberland. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Norham and Islandshires Rural District. In 1955 it was abolished and absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Shoreswood.

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  • Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.
Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455
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