Mines & mining heritage · North East England
New Silksworth
In or near Warden Law.
New Silksworth in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- University · 4.3 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit New Silksworth, the nearest railway station is University, located 4.3 km away. The postcode for navigation is SR3 2NE. Entry details are not provided, so please check ahead for any fees or accessibility information.
About
New Silksworth 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
Silksworth is a suburb of Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. The area can be distinguished into two parts, old Silksworth, the original village and township which has existed since the early middle ages, and New Silksworth, the industrial age colliery village which expanded north west of the original settlement. The former colliery being situated to the north west of the village near to the Gilley Law. The population of the ward was 10,931 at the 2011 census.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Silksworth was historically a township in the ancient parish of Bishop Wearmouth, in 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so Silksworth became a civil parish. In 1894 Silksworth became part of Houghton le Spring Rural District of County Durham, in 1937 Silksworth became part of Sunderland Rural District, on 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished and merged with Sunderland and Houghton-le-Spring and became part of the County Borough of Sunderland and Houghton-le-Spring Urban District. At the 1961 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Silksworth had a population of 2799. In 1974 Silksworth became part of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8667, -1.4167
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR3 2NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Nearest railway station
- University — 4.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7515280 (CC0)
- wikipedia: New Silksworth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Silksworth?
- New Silksworth is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR3 2NE), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is New Silksworth?
- New Silksworth in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to New Silksworth?
- The nearest railway station is University, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR3 2NE.
- Is New Silksworth a protected site?
- Yes — New Silksworth is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to New Silksworth?
- The nearest railway station is University, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR3 2NE.