Lowick, Northumberland
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| Lowick | |
  Lowick shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BERWICK-UPON-TWEED |
| Postcode district | TD15 |
| Dialling code | 01289 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Lowick is a village in Northumberland, England. It appears in records as early as 1181 as Lowich, and in 1242 as Lowyc. The name derives from Old English meaning settlement (OE: wic, cognate to Latin vicus) on the River Low.
[edit] References
Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (4th ed.), p. 306.
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