Wearside

Wearside
Sunderland Built-up area
The Penshaw Monument
Sunderland Built-up area's sub divisions
Sunderland Built-up area's sub divisions
Coordinates: 54°54′14″N 1°22′52″W / 54.90389°N 1.38111°W / 54.90389; -1.38111
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth East
Sub divisions
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total335,415
Demonym(s)Mackem
Wearsider
Time zoneGMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)

Wearside (/ˈwɪərsd/) is a built-up area in County Durham and Tyne and Wear, England. It is named after the River Wear which flows through it and traditionally all in the County of Durham.

In the 2011 census, its official name was the Sunderland Built-up area since Sunderland is its largest part, the urban area extends to the surrounding City of Sunderland district, small parts of County Durham district and a small part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.

Notable towns in the urban area include Birtley, Chester le Street, Hetton le Hole, Houghton le Spring and Washington.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sunderland Built-up Area (E34004630)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 November 2022.