Washington, Tyne and Wear

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Washington
Town
The old Washington village green
Washington Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	67,085
OS grid reference	NZ3157
Metropolitan borough	City of Sunderland
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WASHINGTON
Postcode district	NE37, NE38
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Washington and Sunderland West
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°54′N 1°31′W / 54.90°N 1.52°W / 54.90; -1.52

Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland district of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it is the ancestral settlement of the local Washington family, from which the first President of the United States George Washington descended.

It is located between Chester-le-Street, Gateshead and Sunderland. Washington was designated a new town in 1964. It became part of the Borough of Sunderland in 1974, which became a city in 1992.^[1] The town has expanded dramatically since its designation; new villages were created and areas were reassigned from Chester-le-Street, to offer housing and employment to those moving from adjoining areas and further afield. At the 2011 census, Washington had a population of 67,085, compared to 53,388 in 2001.^[2]