In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Claxton like this:
CLAXTON, a township in Greatham parish, Durham; 6 miles NNE of Stockton-upon-Tees. Acres, 866. Real property, £972. Pop., 55. Houses, 8. Claxton, the antiquary, was a native.
Claxton through time
Claxton is now part of Hartlepool district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hartlepool has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Claxton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Claxton, in Hartlepool and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4179
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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