Grindon
Grindon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Located three miles to the west of the city centre along Chester Road, Grindon originated as a Norman-era manor holding and was recreated into a post-war housing estate in the 20th century.Photo: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
- Also known as: “Grindon, Sunderland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ’s College and Broadway Junior School.
Christ’s College
School
Christ's College is a free school located in Sunderland, in the North East of England. It is non-selective and includes a Primary Department and a Secondary Department.
Broadway Junior School
School
This is a list of schools in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
Academy 360
School
Academy 360 is a mixed all-through school located in the Pennywell area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Pennywell Comprehensive School was built in 1967.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hastings Hill and Thorney Close.
Hastings Hill
Suburb
Hastings Hill is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Hastings Hill is a housing estate, close to the A19, and the Pennywell and Grindon areas of Sunderland.
Thorney Close
Suburb
Photo: Craigy144, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thorney Close is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England. It is located on the northern edge of the A690, and borders with Grindon to the north and Herrington to the south, and the A19 to the west.
Plains Farm
Suburb
Plains Farm is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, and is a council-built housing estate, erected in the 1940s. Neighbouring areas include Silksworth, Barnes, Thorney Close, Springwell and Farringdon.
Grindon
- Category: locality
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.89003° or 54° 53′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.43818° or 1° 26′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C6WVHR6+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 351131711OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q5609458
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In Other Languages
“Grindon” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Grindon”
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Notable Places Nearby
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