Cornhill-on-Tweed is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 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. During the war with Scotland known as the Rough Wooing, French soldiers raided the castle in 1549 and took its store of salted salmon. 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.
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.
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 away.
Education
The Cornhill School was built in 1837 and closed in 2012. Pupils from the village now attended schools nearby.
See also
Cornhill Branch
Campfield Kettle Hole and Barelees Pond - Sites of Special Scientific Interest south, and 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
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)