Cornhill-on-Tweed

Cornhill-on-Tweed
Cornhill-on-Tweed
 Cornhill-on-Tweed shown within Northumberland
Population 347 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNT865395
Unitary authorityNorthumberland
Ceremonial countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CORNHILL-ON-TWEED
Postcode district TD12
Dialling code 01890
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentBerwick-upon-Tweed
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°38′53″N 2°12′58″W / 55.648°N 2.216°W / 55.648; -2.216

Cornhill-on-Tweed is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, in England about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Coldstream.

To the south and west of the village are the hamlets of West Learmouth and East Learmouth.


History

Cornhill Castle mound

A mile north-west of the village, on a spur above the River Tweed are the earthwork remains of Cornhill Castle.


Transport

Cornhill-on-Tweed lies at a junction of the A697 and A698 roads - the latter linking to Berwick-upon-Tweed, the nearest significant town, some 13 miles (21 km) away.

See also

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 June 2015.

External links

Media related to Cornhill-on-Tweed at Wikimedia Commons


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