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Kinninvie
Kinninvie is located in County DurhamKinninvieKinninvieLocation within County Durham
Civil parish Marwood
Unitary authority County Durham
Ceremonial county Durham
Region North East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
List of places UK England County Durham 54°35′30″N 1°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]

  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.