Farringdon, Sunderland

Farringdon
Pictured from top right clockwise: Arbroath Road, Anthony Road (Former site of Farringdon Hall), Abercorn Road, Farringdon Country Park
Farringdon is located in Tyne and Wear
Farringdon
Farringdon
Location within Tyne and Wear
Population9,449 (2011 census)[1] (Figure also includes neighbouring East & Middle Herrington as part of the St. Chad's Ward)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSunderland
Postcode districtSR3
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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54°52′24″N 1°25′26″W / 54.8732°N 1.4238°W / 54.8732; -1.4238

Farringdon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally a Monastic grange and manor estate for hundreds of years, Farringdon was rebuilt as a post-war council housing estate in the 1950s. It is approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) south of the city centre along the A690, close to Thorney Close, Silksworth, East Herrington, Gilley Law and Doxford Park.[not verified in body] Electorally, the area comes under the St. Chad's ward of the City.

  1. ^ "St. Chad's". ukcensusdata.com/. UK Census Data. 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2022.