Quarry Hill

Quarry Hill is a peak in Sunderland, England and has an elevation of 180 feet. Quarry Hill is situated nearby to the suburb Downhill, as well as near the village East Boldon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hylton Castle and Stadium of Light.

Hylton Castle

Castle

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Hylton Castle is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in the late 14th to early 15th century.

Stadium of Light

Stadium

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

North East Land, Sea and Air Museums

Museum

The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums, formerly the North East Aircraft Museum, is a volunteer-run aviation museum situated on the site of the former RAF Usworth/Sunderland Airport, between Washington and Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Tyneside and Fulwell.

South Tyneside

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South Tyneside is a borough in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a series of towns that have been industrial since the Middle Ages, and that historically lay in County Durham.

Fulwell

Suburb

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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.