Grindon, Sunderland

Human settlement in England

City of Sunderland

Tyne and Wear

Region

North East

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54°53′20″N 1°26′31″W / 54.889°N 1.442°W / 54.889; -1.442

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.

History

Historical linguists state that the name "Grindon" is derived from Old English and may mean "Green Hill", a reference to the geographic feature of the local Sandhill.^[1]

The placename first appears in the Boldon Book dated from 1183 which states that the land was granted from the Bishop of Durham to Walter De Roth.^[2]^[3]

In 2004 the electoral ward of Grindon was changed to include Thorney Close and is now known as the Sandhill Ward.

Pennywell Road is the location of the well-known independent school Grindon Hall Christian School.

References

^ Mawer, Allen (1920). The Place-Names of Northumberland and Durham (PDF). Cambridge University Press. pp. 81–82. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ Boldon Buke: A Survey of the Possessions of the See of Durham, Made by Order of Bishop Hugh Pudsey, in the Year M.C.L.XXXIII. Society. 1852.
^ Snape, M. G.; Smith, David Michael; Kemp, B. R. (2002). English Episcopal Acta: Durham, 1153-1195. ISBN 978-0-19-726234-4.