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Corbridge

Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, west of Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages nearby include Halton, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe.

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Place details

Locality: Corbridge
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 2,946
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Corbridge, pant in Market Place 099.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Market Place, Corbridge town centre
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Corbridge
UK place.population: 3672
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.region: North East England
UK place.shire_county: Northumberland
UK place.website: www.visitcorbridge.co.uk
UK place.constituency_westminster: Hexham
UK place.civil_parish: Corbridge
UK place.post_town

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Northumberland
Population: +3672
Official website: www.corbridge.gov.uk
Image: Corbridge, pant in Market Place 099.jpg

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Etymology
History
Roman fort and town
Buildings
Border warfare
Governance
Transport
Fairs and shows
Notable people
References
External links

Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, west of Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages nearby include Halton, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe.

==Etymology== Corbridge was known to the Romans as something like Corstopitum or Coriosopitum, and wooden writing tablets found at the Roman fort of Vindolanda nearby suggest it was probably locally called Coria (meaning a tribal centre). According to Bethany Fox, the early attestations of the English name Corbridge "show variation between Cor- and Col-, as in the earliest two forms, Corebricg and Colebruge, and there has been extensive debate about what its etymology may be. Some relationship with the Roman name Corstopitum seems clear, however".