Cornhill-on-Tweed

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the border with Scotland (OS grid ref NT8639).

OriginOld English cran →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the border with Scotland (OS grid ref NT8639).

Origin

  1. Old Englishcran“crane”
  2. EnglishCornhill-on-Tweed

From a metathesized form of Old English cran (“crane”) + healh (“nook of land”).

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Cornhill-on-Tweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornhill-on-Tweed

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“Cornhill-on-Tweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornhill-on-Tweed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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