Throcking Explained

Official Name:	Throcking
Country:	England
Region:	East of England
Coordinates:	51.953°N -0.056°W
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Static Image Caption:	Holy Trinity Church

Throcking is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cottered, in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is approximately 1.5 miles west-northwest of Buntingford and 7 miles east-northeast of Stevenage. In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 139.^[1] On the 1 April 1955 the civil parish was merged into Cottered.^[2] Throcking was recorded in the Domesday Book as Trochinge.^[3]

Notable residents

• Thomas Soame (1584-1671), English politician
• Sir Leonard Hyde, High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1606
• Amy Robsart (1532-1560), first wife of Sir Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532-1588)
• Leonard Arthur Hawes (1892-1986), British army officer responsible for B.E.F transport to France

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population Statistics Throcking AP/CP through time. Vision of Britain. 24 November 2018.
2. Web site: Relationships and changes Throcking AP/CP through time. Vision of Britain. 24 November 2018.
3. Web site: Hertfordshire. The Domesday Book Online. 24 November 2018.