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Around this time, Sunderland was known as 'Sunderland-near-the-Sea'. [41] A South East View of Wearmouth Bridge (c.1796). By 1770 Sunderland had spread westwards along its High Street to join up with Bishopwearmouth. [18]
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.
Following is a list of dates in the history of Sunderland, ... Sunderland", Beauties of England and Wales, vol. 5, London: Vernor & Hood, hdl:2027/mdp.39015063565694;
Bishopwearmouth (/ ˌ b ɪ ʃ ə p ˈ w ɪər m aʊ θ / [1]) is a former village and parish which now constitutes the west side of Sunderland City Centre, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, merging with the settlement as it expanded outwards in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Victoria Hall disaster occurred on 16 June 1883 at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England, when the distribution of free toys caused a crowd crush resulting in 183 children (aged between 3 and 14 years old) to be crushed to death due to compressive asphyxia.
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens is a municipal museum in Sunderland, England. It contains the only known British example of a gliding reptile, the oldest known vertebrate capable of gliding flight. The exhibit was discovered in Eppleton quarry. The museum has a Designated Collection of national importance. [1]
Mackem, Makem or Mak'em is a nickname for residents of and people from Sunderland, a city in North East England.It is also a name for the local dialect and accent (not to be confused with Geordie); and for a fan, of whatever origin, of Sunderland A.F.C.