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Sunderland (/ ˈ s ʌ n d ər l ə n d / ⓘ) is a port city [a] in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea , approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne .
Sunderland (/ ˈ s ʌ n d ər l ə n d /), [5] also known as the City of Sunderland, is a metropolitan borough with city status in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England.It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland, spanning a far larger area, including nearby towns including Washington, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring, as well as the surrounding villages and hamlets.
A map of Tyne and Wear, showing the Metropolitan Boroughs: (1) Gateshead; (2) Newcastle upon Tyne; (3) North Tyneside; (4) South Tyneside; and (5) Sunderland. There are 10 civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, most of the county being unparished; North Tyneside and South Tyneside are completely unparished.
Map of Tyne and Wear, UK with Sunderland highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170%: Date: 1 September 2013: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Most data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by Spischot. Author
1.1 North of the River Wear. ... This is a list of suburbs and places of interest in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Suburbs ... Sunderland Volunteer ...
Tyne and Wear contains five metropolitan boroughs: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside, all of which form part of the North East Combined Authority, along with County Durham and Northumberland.
Sunderland City Centre is part of the Sunderland Central parliamentary constituency. For local elections, it is currently divided between three wards of the city council. The majority of the city centre, lying to the west of Fawcett Street and the north of Holmeside, is located in Millfield ward.
Like other parts of the North East, Wearside and Sunderland were economically structured by the primary and secondary sector of the economy; with a great deal of the economy once dependent on ship building at Sunderland Docks and coal mining with large collieries such as Monkwearmouth Colliery, which declined rapidly during the mid 20th century, many areas have long been deprived with vast ...