Throcking

{{Short description|Village in Hertfordshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Throcking

| civil_parish = Cottered

| country= England

| region= East of England

|coordinates = {{coord|51.953|N|0.056|W|region:GB_type:city|display=title}}

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| shire_district= East Hertfordshire

| shire_county= Hertfordshire

| hide_services= Yes

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|static_image=Holy Trinity, Throcking 3.jpg

|static_image_caption=Holy Trinity Church

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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.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10192249/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Throcking AP/CP through time|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=24 November 2018}} On the 1 April 1955 the civil parish was merged into Cottered.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10192249|title=Relationships and changes Throcking AP/CP through time|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=24 November 2018}} Throcking was recorded in the Domesday Book as Trochinge.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/hertfordshire1.html#throcking|title=Hertfordshire|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=24 November 2018}}