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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