St Peter's is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR6 0AA), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.

How do I get to St Peter's?

The nearest railway station is St Peter's, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR6 0AA.

Is St Peter's a protected site?

Yes — St Peter's is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is St Peter's free to visit?

Yes, St Peter's is free to enter.

How do I get to St Peter's?

The nearest railway station is St Peter's, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR6 0AA.

Historic churches · North East England

St Peter's

In or near Sunderland.

Free admission♿ Wheelchair: limited

St Peter's in England North East, United Kingdom.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark - geograph.org.uk - 8147007 — Adrian Dust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: St Peter's · 0.0 km

Free entry
Limited wheelchair access

St Peter's 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

St Peter's is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the University of Sunderland and suburb of St Peter's, City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the Wearside extension – a project costing in the region of £100 million.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

To allow for the re-building of the station at Sunderland, St. Peter's served as a temporary terminus for rail services operated by Northern Spirit between 25 February 2001 and 16 April 2001. St. Peter's is located at the north end of the Monkwearmouth Bridge, a 300 ft railway bridge crossing the River Wear, built in 1879, and to the south of the former station at Monkwearmouth, which closed in March 1967. It is located a short walk from the University of Sunderland's Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St. Peter's, which is about 750 m to the east of the station. For the University of Sunderland's City Campus, the closest station is University. The station is also located near to the National Glass…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.9110, -1.3837
District: Sunderland
Parish: Sunderland, unparished area
Postcode: SR6 0AA
Parliamentary constituency: Sunderland Central
Established: 2002
Nearest railway station: St Peter's — 0 km
Official site: www.whatdotheyknow.com

Sources

wikidata: Q7595326 (CC0)
wikipedia: St Peter's Metro station (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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