Kinninvie

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Kinninvie
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Kinninvie
Location within County Durham
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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County Durham
54°35′30″N1°55′24″W / 54.59167°N 1.92333°W / 54.59167; -1.92333

Kinninvie is a hamlet in the civil parish of Marwood, [1] in County Durham, England. [2] It is situated to the north of Barnard Castle.

The name Kinninvie is of Goidelic origin and is thought to mean "white headland". [3]

References

  1. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN   9780319228982.
  3. Nurminen, Terhi Johanna (2012). "Hill-Terms in the Place-Names of Northumberland and County Durham" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)