Berwick-upon-Tweed

American  

[ber-ik-uh-pon-tweed] / ˈbɛr ɪk əˌpɒnˈtwid /

noun

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

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Berwick-upon-Tweed British  

/ twiːd /

noun

1. Also called: Berwick.  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)

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Berwick-upon-Tweed

DiBergi finds Tufnel working as a cheesemonger in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Smalls as the proprietor of London glue museum and St Hubbins living in Los Angeles making answering machine jingles.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

To mark the 375th anniversary of the regiment's formation, the Coldstream Guards boarded a train in London and travelled back to its birthplace in Berwick-upon-Tweed, where crowds lined the streets to welcome the guardsmen home.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

The HGV driver, a 65-year-old man from Berwick-upon-Tweed, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and later released under investigation.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

At England's most northerly beach, at Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, hundreds also took the plunge.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023

C. W. B. Bells at Berwick-upon-Tweed.—Can any one favour me with a parallel or similar case, in respect to bells, to what I recently met with at Berwick-upon-Tweed?

From Notes and Queries, Number 204, September 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George