Cornhill on Tweed
village · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
Cornhill on Tweed is a village name meaning 'hill where corn is grown' or 'hill belonging to Corf', situated on the River Tweed. The 'on Tweed' part specifies its location.
Word origins
- Cornhill
- Old Englishcorn hill or Corf's hill(from corn "corn, grain", Corf "a personal name", hyll "hill")
- on Tweed
- Old Englishon the River Tweed(from on "on", Tweed "River Tweed")
Historical forms
Cornehel