| Farringdon | |
|---|---|
 Pictured from top right clockwise: Arbroath Road, Anthony Road (Former site of Farringdon Hall), Abercorn Road, Farringdon Country Park | |
  Farringdon Location within Tyne and Wear | |
| Population | 9,449 (2011 census)[1] (Figure also includes neighbouring East & Middle Herrington as part of the St. Chad's Ward) |
| 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 | |
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.
- ^ "St. Chad's". ukcensusdata.com/. UK Census Data. 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2022.