RE: Strolling down to the castle on the river in Berwick upon Tweed

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jane1289 (75)in Wednesday Walk • 6 months ago

Got curious about the name Tweed,.. are there a lot of woolen clothes sold in this place? Hehe
Such a pretty place to make a stroll.. !PIZZA

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tengolotodo (75) 6 months ago

Funny you should ask that...
I always knew Tweed was the old Brittonic word for border, as this sepearates England Scotland so makes sense...

However I found out that ...

Tweed got its name by accident in 1826 in Hawick, when a merchant's label on a shipment of wool tweel (the Scottish term for twill) bound for a London milliner was misread and confused with the moniker of the nearby River Tweed.

Who knew!

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