Tunstall 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 ...
, England which is mostly a privately purchased estate. It is located to the west of
Ryhope, and east of
Silksworth. The area was built around a large hill, known as ''Tunstall Hill''. Since 1966 pilgrims have erected crucifixes on the hill every Good Friday.
It is the location of
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy, which is on the former site of Ryhope Colliery and later Ryhope golf course.
History
Tunstall is a village that has been present since the early middle ages, first mentioned in the 1183 Norman era
Boldon Book the contemporary village green continues to mirror its medieval shape. By the 14th century, Hatfield's survey of Durham recorded 12 tenants in the village who held 110 acres of block
demesne lands, with 14 dwellings, a mill and two cottages on the land.
References
City of Sunderland suburbs
Sunderland
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