In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tockington like this:

TOCKINGTON (Lower), a tything in Almondsbury parish, Gloucester; 3¾ miles S by E of Thornbury. It has a post-office under Bristol, and cattle fairs on 9 May and 6 Dec. Real property, £4,975. Pop., 464. Houses, 109.

Tockington through time

Tockington is now part of SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Tockington itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tockington, in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25048

Date accessed: 11th November 2025


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