Where is Sunderland Docks?

Sunderland Docks is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR1 2NS), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.

How do I get to Sunderland Docks?

The nearest railway station is Sunderland, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR1 2NS.

Is Sunderland Docks a protected site?

Yes — Sunderland Docks is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

How do I get to Sunderland Docks?

The nearest railway station is Sunderland, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR1 2NS.

Harbours & ports · North East England

Sunderland Docks

In or near Hendon.

Sunderland Docks in England North East, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: Sunderland · 1.4 km

Dog-friendly

Sunderland Docks 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

Sunderland Docks is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Home to the Port of Sunderland, the docks have access to the North Sea. Sunderland City Council took over the port in 1972 and since then deindustrialisation has caused the port to decline.

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

Background

History

The Sunderland Dock Company was formed by the (9 & 10 Vict. c. xiii) and was chaired by Sunderland's Member of Parliament George Hudson MP. A spokesman for Northumbria Police said that "The police were made aware that a man had died in a suspected industrial accident on Prospect Row, at Sunderland Docks. The man was named as dock worker Brendan Eccles, a 61-year-old grandfather from Billingham. In 2019, the incident was investigated and examined by Sunderland City Council who produced a review into health and safety issues. In 2020, a Greenpeace ship staged a protest off the coast of the docks.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.9080, -1.3600
District: Sunderland
Parish: Sunderland, unparished area
Postcode: SR1 2NS
Parliamentary constituency: Sunderland Central
Nearest railway station: Sunderland — 1.4 km
Official site: www.donnisonschool.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q96406709 (CC0)
wikipedia: Sunderland Docks (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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