North Hylton is a suburb of
Sunderland,
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newc ...
, in northeast England. It is on the north bank of
River Wear opposite
South Hylton
South Hylton () is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Lying west of Sunderland city centre on the south bank of the River Wear, South Hylton has a population of 10,317 ( 2001 Census). Once a small industrial village, South Hylton ( ...
.
Hylton Castle is in North Hylton. The settlement developed in the 14th century around the river crossing which was operated by the Lords of Hilton. By the 18th century industries such as shipbuilding contributed to population growth resulting in an
1871 Census return of almost 500.
The area is the subject of the painting ''A Breezy Day, North Hylton'' by Richard A Ray.
References
City of Sunderland suburbs
Sunderland
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