| Silksworth | |
|---|---|
 Silksworth Park and Sports Complex, which was built upon the site of the former Colliery | |
  Silksworth Location within Tyne and Wear | |
| Population | 10,194 (2020 estimate)[1] |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode district | SR3 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Silksworth is a suburb of the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The area can be distinguished into two parts, old Silksworth, the original village and township which has existed since the early middle ages, and New Silksworth, the industrial age colliery village which expanded north west of the original settlement. The former colliery being situated to the north west of the village near to the Gilley Law. The population of the ward was 10,931 at the 2011 census.[2]
- ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas (2020). "SUNDERLAND, Metropolitan Borough in North East England, Silksworth". citypopulation.de. City Data. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Sunderland ward population 2011". Retrieved 22 July 2015.