Fence Houses

Fence Houses, or Fencehouses is a village in the City of Sunderland in , England. It came into existence when Napoleonic prisoners were housed on the outskirts of Houghton-le-Spring.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: St Andrew and Rainton Meadows.

Church
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Nature reserve
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is a just to the west…

Protected area
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Joe's Pond is a 4-hectare Site of Special Scientific…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chilton Moor and Woodstone Village.

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Fence Houses

Latitude
54.84548° or 54° 50′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.50163° or 1° 30′ 6″ west
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
9C6WRFWX+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29343215
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12188628
Wiki­data ID
Q5442992
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Fence Houses” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fence Houses”
  • Dutch: “Fence Houses”
  • French: “Fence Houses”
  • Irish: “Fence Houses”
  • Polish: “Fence Houses”
  • Urdu: “فینس ہاؤسز”
  • Welsh: “Fence Houses”
  • Welsh: “Fencehouses”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: High Dubmire and Lambton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dubmire Primary and Bank Head Church.

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