Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it joined a new county in 1974 with the creation of Tyne and Wear. Washington is located geographically at an equal distance from the centres of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland, hence it has close ties to all three cities.
Population: 53,526
Latitude: 54° 53' 60.00" N
Longitude: -1° 31' 0.01" W
RAF Woolsington opened as a civil airport in July 1935 and was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force on the outbreak of World War II. It served at various times as a satellite of both RAF Acklington and RAF Ouston but saw little operational flying. O…
Prudhoe Town F.C. /ˈprʌdə/ is a football club based in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England. The club is affiliated to the Northumberland Football Association.
Ponteland United F.C. is a football club based in Ponteland, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England. They currently play in the Northern Football Alliance Division One.
Plains Farm (known locally as Plainsy) is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, and is a council-built housing estate, erected in the 1940s. Neighbouring areas include Silksworth, The Barnes, Thorney Close, Springwell and Farringdon. The h…
Peterlee Town F.C. is a football club from Peterlee, England who currently play in the Wearside Football League.
Park Drive is a cricket ground in Hartlepool, England.
Page Bank is a village in County Durham, in England.
Newfield is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Willington, near Bishop Auckland.
New Kyo is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated close to the A693 road between Annfield Plain and Stanley, and is slightly larger than nearby East Kyo and West Kyo, containing a housing estate, a garage and the King's Head ice crea…
New Brancepeth is a village in County Durham, in England.
The Museum of Hartlepool opened in 1996 and is located within the attraction Hartlepool's Maritime Experience. It houses the collections once on display in the Gray Art Gallery and Museum and the Maritime Museum which was on the Headland, Hartlepool…
Murton A.F.C. (formerly known as Murton Colliery Welfare) are a football team based in Murton near Durham in County Durham, England who play in the Durham Alliance.
Mount Pleasant is a village in County Durham, in England.
Minsteracres is an 18th-century mansion house, now a Christian retreat centre, in Northumberland, England.
Milecastle 9 (Chapel House) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist partially as a low platform, and are located in West Denton (to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne), 300 yards (270 m) from Chapel House Farm. However, the nort…
Milecastle 8 (West Denton) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains are located in what is now West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne. The milecastle has two associated turret structures which are known as turret 8A and turret 8B. The tur…
Milecastle 6 (Benwell Grove) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall.
Milecastle 5 (Quarry House) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. No remains exist of the milecastle, though its supposed position is at the junction of the A186 Westgate road and the B1311 Corporation Street. No remains currently exist.