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.Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 1,040 residents
- Description: village in Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Also known as: “Burdon, Tyne and Wear”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ryhope Engines Museum and St Matthew’s.
Ryhope Engines Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ryhope Engines Museum is a visitor attraction in the Ryhope suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The Grade II* listed building is a popular landmark in Ryhope and is based at The Ryhope Pumping Station, operational for 100 years before closing in 1967.
Tunstall Hills
Peak
Tunstall Hills is an area of open space in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is a Local Nature Reserve and Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest both for its geological and biological importance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton-Le-Spring and Ryhope.
Houghton-Le-Spring
Town
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton-le-Spring is a town within the Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham. It lies seven miles from Durham, 7 miles. Seaham is also 5 mi directly east. Houghton-Le-Spring is situated 3 miles west of Burdon.
Ryhope
Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ryhope is a coastal village along the southern boundary of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. With a population of approximately 14,000, measured at 10.484 in the 2011 census, Ryhope is 2.9 miles to the centre of Sunderland, 2.8 miles to the centre of Seaham, and 1.2 miles from the main A19.
Seaham
Town
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seaham is a seaside town in County Durham, England. Located on the Durham Coast, Seaham is situated 6 miles south of Sunderland and 13 miles east of Durham. Seaham is situated 2½ miles southeast of Burdon.
Burdon
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.8561° or 54° 51′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.396° or 1° 23′ 45″ westPopulation
1,040Elevation
387 feet (118 metres)Open location code
9C6WVJ43+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 29343848OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
7297770Wikidata ID
Q2481760
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