Cathedrals · North East England
Bishopwearmouth
In or near Sunderland.
Bishopwearmouth in England North East, United Kingdom.
Jonathan Thacker — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- University · 0.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bishopwearmouth is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bishopwearmouth () 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. It is home to the Sunderland Minster church, which has stood at the heart of the settlement since the early Middle Ages. Until 1974 it was in County Durham.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Bishopwearmouth was one of the original three settlements on the banks of the River Wear that merged to form modern Sunderland. The settlement was formed in 930 when King Æthelstan granted the lands to the Bishop of Durham. The settlement on the opposite side of the river, Monkwearmouth, had been founded 250 years earlier. The lands on the south side of the river became known as Bishopwearmouth or sometimes "South Wearmouth", a parish that covered around 20 mi2. The land consisted of a number of smaller townships which would eventually include Ryhope, Silksworth, Ford and Tunstall, all now part of the suburbs of the city. The original church was built in the 10th century and surrounding it…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9058, -1.3888
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR1 3PT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Nearest railway station
- University — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.jackywhitesmarket.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4918124 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bishopwearmouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bishopwearmouth?
- Bishopwearmouth is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR1 3PT), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is Bishopwearmouth?
- Bishopwearmouth in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bishopwearmouth?
- The nearest railway station is University, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR1 3PT.
- Is Bishopwearmouth a protected site?
- Yes — Bishopwearmouth is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Bishopwearmouth?
- The nearest railway station is University, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR1 3PT.