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Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most populous settlement in the Wearside conurbation and the second-most populous settlement in North East England, after Newcastle.
Washington
town in the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England
Vera
TV detective series based on Ann Cleeves' novels
Hetton-le-Hole
Hetton-le-Hole is a town in the civil parish of Hetton, in Sunderland, England. Until 1974 it was in County Durham.
Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring ( ) is a town within the Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham.
Burdon
Burdon is a village and civil parish in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is south of the city centre. The north-west of the parish includes part of the Doxford Park estate. It has a population of 971. There is currently no parish council.
Warden Law
village in Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Lambton Worm
legend from North East England concerning a knight and a dragon
Sunderland Echo
newspaper serving the areas of Sunderland and East Durham
Fence Houses
village in Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Mackem
Mackem, Makem or '''Mak'em''' is a nickname for residents of and people from Sunderland, a city in North East England. It is also a name for the local dialect and accent (not to be confused with Geordie); and for a fan, of whatever origin, of Sunderland A.F.C. It has been used by some people from Sunderland to describe themselves since the 1980s, prior to which it was mainly used in Tyneside as a disparaging exonym. An alternative name for a Mackem (except in the sense of a football supporter) is a Wearsider.