Monkwearmouth

Monkwearmouth is an area of , in England. Monkwearmouth is located at the north side of the mouth of the . It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stadium of Light and National Glass Centre.

Stadium
The is an all-seater football in , England, and the eighth and current home to Sunderland. With seating for 49,000 spectators, the is the 10th largest football stadium in England.

The is a cultural venue and visitor attraction located in Sunderland, . It is part of the University of Sunderland.

Church
All Saints' Church is a church in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, England. A parish of All Saints was formed in 1844 when it became clear that there was no longer enough room in the only parish church for Monkwearmouth, and a church for the new parish was completed and consecrated in 1849.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fulwell and Seaburn.

Suburb
is an affluent area and former civil parish in the Sunderland district, in the county of , England. The parish was abolished in 1928 as a result of the Sunderland Corporation Act 1927, and the area incorporated into the former County Borough of Sunderland.

Suburb
is a seaside resort and northeastern suburb of Sunderland, . The village of Whitburn borders the area to the north. To the west and south-west is Fulwell and to the south the coastal resort of Roker.

Suburb
is a residential area of Sunderland, directly south and south-west of the city centre. developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb.

Monkwearmouth

Latitude
54.91589° or 54° 54′ 57″ north
Longitude
-1.37285° or 1° 22′ 22″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C6WWJ8G+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1824842105
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2642316
Wiki­data ID
Q6901020
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Monkwearmouth” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 修士威爾茅斯
  • Chinese: 蒙克威爾茅斯
  • German: Monkwearmouth
  • Italian: Monkwearmouth
  • Japanese: モンクウィアマス
  • Japanese: モンクウェアマス
  • Polish: Monkwearmouth
  • Portuguese: Monkwearmouth
  • Swedish: Monkwearmouth

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monkwearmouth”. Photo: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0.