Monkwearmouth
Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England. Monkwearmouth is located at the north side of the mouth of the River Wear. It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stadium of Light and National Glass Centre.
Stadium of Light
Stadium
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Sunderland. With seating for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light is the 10th largest football stadium in England.
National Glass Centre
Photo: Simon Letouze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Glass Centre is a cultural venue and visitor attraction located in Sunderland, North East England. It is part of the University of Sunderland.
All Saints’ Church, Monkwearmouth
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.
Fulwell
Suburb
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fulwell is an affluent area and former civil parish in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, 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.
Seaburn
Suburb
Seaburn is a seaside resort and northeastern suburb of Sunderland, North East England. 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.
Ashbrooke
Suburb
Ashbrooke is a residential area of Sunderland, North East England directly south and south-west of the city centre. Ashbrooke developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb.
Monkwearmouth
- Type: Suburb
- Description: area of Sunderland, England
- Categories: locality and human settlement
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.91589° or 54° 54′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.37285° or 1° 22′ 22″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C6WWJ8G+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1824842105OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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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
Explore places such as Roker Marina and East End.
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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.