Bishopwearmouth

Bishopwearmouth
Sunderland Minster the historical church of Bishopwearmouth, along with the renovated village green in 2020.
Bishopwearmouth is located in Tyne and Wear
Bishopwearmouth
Bishopwearmouth
Location within Tyne and Wear
Population14,000 
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSUNDERLAND
Postcode districtSR1
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
54°54′21″N 1°23′20″W / 54.90582°N 1.388785°W / 54.90582; -1.388785

Bishopwearmouth (/ˌbɪʃəpˈwɪərmθ/[1]) 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.

  1. ^ Pointon, G. E. (1983). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.

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