For crest: On a wreath Argent and Azure, on a mount Vert, in front of a long cross pommy issuant Gules the head interlaced with an orle Argent a boar passant Sable armed and langued Gules. For supporters: On either side a lion Argent, that on the dexter side gorged with a collar gemel enclosing six mullets, three being manifest, Gules, and standing on an anchor fesswise the flukes inward Or, that on the sinister gorged with a collar gemel Sable enclosing six ears of wheat, three being manifest, proper, st ...

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The area is part of the Anglican Diocese of Durham. It has been in the Roman Catholic diocese of Hexham and Newcastle since the Catholic hierarchy was restored in 1850 Located at the mouth of the River Wear, the name "Sunderland" is reputed to come from Soender-land: the land divided by the river. In 674, King Ecgfrith of Northumbria granted a large tract of land to Benedict Biscop to set up a monastery. As a result, the north side of the river became "Monkwearmouth", and the south, still under the authority of the Bishop of Durham was calle ...

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There was no Jewish community before 1750. Merchants and others moved from other parts of the United Kingdom, and Europe and a Rabbi was brought over from Holland in 1769. The community grew slowly, often as a side effect of the coal industry. The port exported coal to the eastern Baltic, but there was little return trade, and some ships accepted Polish Jews, especially from Crottingen, Poland, rather than lose money by returning empty in ballast. A plot of land was acquired in Beach Street, Deptford as a burial ground. This plot can still b ...

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The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. The district had a population of 280,807 at the 2001 census. [1] The people of Sunderland are known as Mackems. The city is unparished, except that Hetton-le-Hole is a civil parish, and has a town council. City of Sunderland - History. The metropolitan borough was formed in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the area of several former districts of Cou ...

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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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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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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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City of Sunderland - Boundary review 2004. Like all metropolitan authorities, the city is divided into a number of wards or electoral districts, each with 3 councillors elected for a four-year term. One third of councillors face re-election each year, no elections are held in the fourth year of the election cycle. This was when the ward's sole metropolitan county councillor was elected prior to the councils' abolition in 1986. The City has 25 such wards. When the boundaries of these wards were set in 1982, ...

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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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