City of Sunderland

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust nature reserve and the Washington 'F' Pit mining museum are within the town, and Beamish Open-Air Museum is located nearby. The North of England Aircraft Museum occupies part of the old RAF Usworth base. The Nissan plant takes up much of the rest. An attempt to run a municipal airport from the site failed. ...

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Historically, Washington was heavily involved in the coal industry with a number of pits. One of these in the Albany district of Washington is preserved as the 'F' Pit Museum (pits in Washington were named alphabetically e.g. the 'F' Pit). A number of the old communities of Washington grew up around the pits (e.g. the modern area of Usworth partly grew up around the Usworth mine and the area was known as Usworth Colliery (and still is to some of the older generation). In support of the mines there was a series of waggonways and later railway ...

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Argent a sextant Sable on a chief wavy Azure two keys wards upwards and outwards in saltire Argent between as many mitres of the last, both enfiled with a ducal coronet Or For crest: On a wreath Argent and Azure a lymphad Sable, the sail Azure charged with the cross of St Cuthbert Argent flying flags Argent charged with a cross Gules. For supporters: On a mount Or, on either side a lion Argent that on the dexter side supporting an anchor and the sinister a pickaxe. As a motto: Nil desperandum auspice Deo

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The main handling agents at the Airport are Swissport UK (previously Groundstar) and Servisair/Globeground. There are two hotels on the Airport site, the Britannia Airport Hotel and a Premier Travel Inn, with an additional Premier Travel Inn located at Callerton, near the general aviation terminal. There are also a large number of hotels in Newcastle and the surrounding area. ...

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Sunderland station is served by Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Middlesbrough, and since 2002, the Tyne and Wear Metro system between Newcastle and South Hylton. It is the only station in the country served by mainline and light rail services using the same tracks. On 27 January 2006, the Office of Rail Regulation gave the provisional go-ahead for a new high speed rail services from Sunderland to London Kings Cross, provided by Grand Central Trains. The new se ...

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Number of Movements represents total takeoffs and landings during that year. Number of Passengers, Freight and Mail include both domestic and international counterparts. * provisional data. ...

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As with most post-industrial towns in the North of England, Sunderland continues to suffer from multi-generational long term unemployment. As a result the linked social factors of crime, poor health and teenage pregnancy are high in certain wards of the City. Sunderland is also victim to a degree of population exodus resulting in an ageing population. Sunderland has also suffered with the regional economic strategy promoting nearby Newcastle and Gateshead as services and leisure centres lea ...

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The Airport was first opened on the 26th of July, 1935 by the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister. Incorporating a clubhouse, hangar, workshops, fuel garage and grass runway, at the time it cost £35,000 to build. Although during World War Two the main airport in the region was located at Cramlington in Northumberland, following the war a decision was taken to concentrate development on the present airport site. Accordingly, in the early 1950s, ex-RAF fighter pilot Jim Denyer was appointed as Airport Manager and within a few years over 5,000 people were using the Airport each year to travel to desti ...

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The metropolitan borough was formed in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the area of several former districts of County Durham, including the County Borough of Sunderland as well as Washington Urban District, Houghton-le-Spring Urban District and Hetton Urban District. It is the biggest city, by measures of population and area between Leeds and Edinburgh. The metropolitan borough was granted city status in 1992, the fortieth anniversary of the Queen's accession. At the Queen's Golden Jubilee the city petitioned ...

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The metropolitan borough was formed in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the area of several former districts of County Durham, including the County Borough of Sunderland as well as Washington Urban District, Houghton-le-Spring Urban District and Hetton Urban District. It is the biggest city, by measures of population and area between Leeds and Edinburgh. The metropolitan borough was granted city status in 1992, the fortieth anniversary of the Queen's accession. At the Queen's Golden Jubilee the city petitioned to ...

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