Sunderland

Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland

	University of Sunderland


	Fulwell Windmill
Marlow Park	Sunderland from Roker lighthouse
Sunderland is a city in North East England which was formerly a county borough, and is now part of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. The name "Sunderland" is reputed to come from Soender-land likely to be reference to the valley carved by the river Wear that runs through the heart of the city. Sunderland was also known as 'Sunderland-near-the-Sea'. There were three original settlements on the site of modern-day Sunderland. On the north side of the river, Monkwearmouth was settled in 674 when Benedict Biscop founded the Wearmouth-Jarrow monastery. Opposite the monastery on the south bank, Bishopwearmouth was founded in 930. A small fishing village called Sunderland, located toward the mouth of the river (modern day East End) was granted a charter in 1179. Over the centuries, Sunderland grew as a port, trading coal and salt. Ships began to be built on the river in the 14th century. By the 19th century, the port of Sunderland had grown to absorb Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth. By the second world war, Sunderland was the biggest shipbuilding town in the world. It became a city in 1992. A person born in Sunderland is sometimes called a Mackem or a Wearsider. information from Wikipedia


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