Berwick-upon-Tweed

[ ber-ik-uh-pon-tweed ]

noun

1. a town in N Northumberland, in N England, on the North Sea at the mouth of the Tweed.

Berwick-upon-Tweed

/ twiːd /

noun

1. a town in N England, in N Northumberland at the mouth of the Tweed: much involved in border disputes between England and Scotland between the 12th and 16th centuries; neutral territory 1551–1885. Pop: 12 870 (2001) Also calledBerwick

Example Sentences

The artist was a frequent visitor to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, where an exhibition of his work is being held at the Granary Gallery until October.

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The artist was a frequent visitor to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, and an exhibition of his work is being held at the Maltings Arts Centre until October.

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Rail services from the north of England to Scotland and Wales have also been affected by flooding, including those from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Newcastle, Crewe to Holyhead, as well as trains from Carlisle to Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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For Brits - essentially, if you draw a line from about Fowey in Cornwall to Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, then everything west of that line might just get a view of the Moon biting the edge of the Sun as it disappears over the horizon.

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The scheme applies to journeys between London King's Cross and Newcastle, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh.

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