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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.
Sunderland: North East England 1992: City of Sunderland [44] Metropolitan borough 279,556 (2023) [42] Brighton and Hove: South East England 2001: Brighton and Hove [45] Unitary authority 278,455 (2023) [46] Wolverhampton: West Midlands 2001: City of Wolverhampton [45] Metropolitan borough 271,173 (2023) [46] Kingston upon Hull: Yorkshire and ...
The first Sunderland city 10 km was held in 2011, with just over 1500 taking part. By 2021 the Sunderland City Runs welcomed 4000 participants to the city streets in a celebration of running across a range of distances. Entrants can choose the flat and fast 10K, a spring Half-Marathon, or the Active Sunderland Big 3K.
This is a list of suburbs and places of interest in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Suburbs. North of ... City Centre; Deptford; Doxford Park; East End;
Sunderland is unique in the United Kingdom as being the only community to be on the mainland and yet dependent upon tidal access. The only vehicular access to the village is via a single-track road from Overton 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away crossing a tidal marsh.
Carley Hill is part of the Southwick ward, and is currently represented on Sunderland City Council by three Labour Party councillors. The area is part of the Sunderland Central constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Labour Party MP Lewis Atkinson .
Grangetown is a suburb of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Grangetown , which is an area within the Hendon Metropolitan District, was part of the Sunderland South parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, but in 2010 was made a ward of the new Sunderland Central parliamentary constituency [1] [2].
Early 19th century map showing the 18th-century barracks, battery and piers to the east, with the bridge and nearby 'Pann Field' to the west. During the War of Jenkins' Ear a pair of gun batteries were built (in 1742 and 1745) on the shoreline to the south of the South Pier, to defend the river from attack (a further battery was built on the ...