Grindon, Sunderland

Grindon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

Grindon
The Grindon Sandhill as photographed from neighbouring Thorney Close, 2020
Grindon Location within Tyne and Wear
Metropolitan borough	City of Sunderland
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SUNDERLAND
Postcode district	SR4
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Houghton and Sunderland South
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54.889°N 1.442°W / 54.889; -1.442

Located three miles to the west of the city centre along Chester Road, Grindon originated as a Norman-era manor holding and was recreated into a post-war housing estate in the 20th century.

History

Historical linguists state that the name "Grindon" is derived from Old English and may mean "Green Hill", a reference to the geographic feature of the local Sandhill.^[1]

The placename first appears in the Boldon Book dated from 1183 which states that the land was granted from the Bishop of Durham to Walter De Roth.^[2][3]

In 2004 the electoral ward of Grindon was changed to include Thorney Close and is now known as the Sandhill Ward.

Pennywell Road is the location of the well-known independent school Grindon Hall Christian School.

References

1. Mawer, Allen (1920). The Place-Names of Northumberland and Durham (PDF). Cambridge University Press. pp. 81–82. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
2. Boldon Buke: A Survey of the Possessions of the See of Durham, Made by Order of Bishop Hugh Pudsey, in the Year M.C.L.XXXIII. Society. 1852.
3. Snape, M. G.; Smith, David Michael; Kemp, B. R. (2002). English Episcopal Acta: Durham, 1153-1195. ISBN 978-0-19-726234-4.