Cornhill-on-Tweed

Cornhill-on-Tweed
Cornhill-on-Tweed Location within Northumberland
Population	347 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NT865395
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CORNHILL-ON-TWEED
Postcode district	TD12
Dialling code	01890
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°38′53″N 2°12′58″W / 55.648°N 2.216°W / 55.648; -2.216Coordinates: 55°38′53″N 2°12′58″W / 55.648°N 2.216°W / 55.648; -2.216

Cornhill-on-Tweed is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Coldstream, Scotland. The hamlets of West Learmouth and East Learmouth are located to the south and west of the village respectively.

History[]

A mile north-west of the village, on a spur above the River Tweed are the earthwork remains of Cornhill Castle. At the west end of the village, Cornhill House, a private residence is also thought to have originated as a castle, archaeological work was carried out on and around the building in 2019 by AAG Archaeology.

Cornhill Castle mound

Religion[]

In the center of the town lies St Helen's Church, part of the parish of Cornhill-on-Tweed. Its sister churches are in Carham and Branxton. A church has resided on the site since Saxon times. Local legend has it that in 1840, when the Church was enlarged, an 8 ft man was found buried under the nave.^[2]

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.

Education[]

The Cornhill School was built in 1837 and closed in 2012. Pupils from the village now attended schools nearby.^[3]

See also[]

• Cornhill Branch
• Campfield Kettle Hole and Barelees Pond - Sites of Special Scientific Interest 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south, and 0.95 miles (1.53 km) south-east of Cornhill.
• Heaton Castle, an historic small castle, the remains of which now form part of a large farmhouse called "Castle Heaton".

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Cornhill-on-Tweed at Wikimedia Commons

• The official Cornhill-on-Tweed Parish Website
• Cornhill Social History including Buildings, Agriculture, Railways, Families, Businesses, School, Parish Registers and gravestone inscriptions
• GENUKI (Accessed: 21 November 2008)

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