Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THROPTON

THROPTON, a township in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; 3¼ miles W of Rothbury. Acres, 827. Pop., 253. Houses, 59. There are chapels for Presbyterians and Roman Catholics.


(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: Rothbury AP/CP       Thropton CP/Tn       Northumberland AncC
Place: Thropton

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