Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Thockrington, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thockrington map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Thockrington |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.105769 |
| Longitude | -2.066849 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Thockrington commands a high, exposed ridge where the Northumbrian sky seems to press down with an immense, unyielding clarity. It lies 9.3 miles north-north-west of Corbridge (from Corbridge: bearing 348°T, OS grid NY 958 790), and is situated north-east of Gunnerton village. The wind here carries a persistent chill, scouring the limestone outcrops that break through the thin, stubborn turf. To the north-east, the gentle inclination of Houky Hill catches the pale morning light, casting long, lean shadows across the undulating moorland. Below these heights, the waters of Thockrington Burn murmur over a bed of dark, smoothed stones, carving a quiet path through the austerity of the landscape. History persists in the form of ancient earthworks nearby, remnants of a Romano-British farmstead that seem to anchor the present to a much older, harder era of survival. Thockrington remains defined by this elemental exposure, where the silence of the hills is broken only by the sharp, rhythmic call of curlews wheeling overhead. The stone of the local church stands as a solitary witness to the centuries, its grey masonry mirroring the austere beauty of the surrounding fells.
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Explore Thockrington, Northumberland, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 55.105769, -2.066849. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |