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Bishopwearmouth
Bishopwearmouth is an area in Sunderland, North East England.
Bishopwearmouth was one of the original three settlements on the banks of the river Wear that merged to form modern Sunderland.
The settlement was formed in 930 when Athelstan of England granted the lands to the Bishop of Durham. The settlement on the opposite side of the river, Monkwearmouth, had been founded 250 years earlier.
The lands on the south-side of the river became known as Bishopwearmouth, a parish that covered around twenty square miles, encompassing settlements such as Ryhope and Silksworth — now part of the modern Sunderland urban area.
Within the parish was another settlement, Sunderland, which was a small fishing port at the mouth of the river. Over the centuries, the port grew in both importance and size, and in 1719 was made into a parish independent from Bishopwearmouth.
Bishopwearmouth Christ Church was declared redundant on 11 February 1998, and later sold to become a Sikh temple and community centre. The church of Bishopwearmouth, St. Michael's, became Sunderland Minster in 1998.
Notable residents
Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, a military leader during the Indian Mutiny, was born in Bishopwearmouth on 5 April 1795, as was Joseph Swan, famous for the invention of the incandescent light bulb, on 31 October 1828.
Rev William Scott Moncreiff FRSE was vicar of Christ's Church in the 19th century.
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The History of the Town and Port of Sunderland, and the Parishes of Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth. James Burnett, 1830
- Book from 1830 digitised by Google - free eBook.
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Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area - Character Appraisal and Management Strategy
- Sunderland City Council, 2007
Includes a detailed history of Bishopwearmouth
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Tyne and Wear HER(11946): Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area
- SiteLines - Historic Environment Record
"Designated in 1969. Extended in 1989 to take in surrounding 19th and 20th century development. It comprises fine Victorian and Edwardian buildings set within the …
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Tyne and Wear HER(163): Bishopwearmouth village
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"Earliest reference is thought to be c. 930, when King Athelstan gave "South Wearmouth" and its appendages to the see of Durham. It was then …
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Bishopwearmouth Choral Society
- Founded 1949
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Image taken from page 81 of 'The history and antiquities of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, etc. (Memoir of Major General Sir Henry Havelock.) Vol. 1'
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Sunderland Minster
- Overview About Sunderland Minster Map Street View The Minster Church of St Michael and All Angels and St Benedict Biscop (commonly referred to as 'Sunderland Minster') is located on Church …
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Bishopwearmouth C.E. County Primary Infants School, Sunderland
- "...Opened 1 June 1863 as Bishopwearmouth National Infants School. It became Bishopwearmouth C.E. Infants some time between 1898 and 1908. It was redesignated as a Church of England County Primary …
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from http://books.google.co.uk/boo…
The History of the Town and Port of Sunderland, and the Parishes of Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth. James Burnett, 1830
- Book from 1830 digitised by Google - free eBook.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/…
Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area - Character Appraisal and Management Strategy
- Sunderland City Council, 2007
Includes a detailed history of Bishopwearmouth
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.twsitelines.info/s…
Tyne and Wear HER(11946): Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area
- SiteLines - Historic Environment Record
"Designated in 1969. Extended in 1989 to take in surrounding 19th and 20th century development. It comprises fine Victorian and Edwardian buildings set within the …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.twsitelines.info/s…
Tyne and Wear HER(163): Bishopwearmouth village
- SiteLines - Historic Environment Record.
"Earliest reference is thought to be c. 930, when King Athelstan gave "South Wearmouth" and its appendages to the see of Durham. It was then …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.bishopwearmouth.co…
Bishopwearmouth Choral Society
- Founded 1949
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Image taken from page 81 of 'The history and antiquities of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, etc. (Memoir of Major General Sir Henry Havelock.) Vol. 1'
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Sunderland Minster
- Overview About Sunderland Minster Map Street View The Minster Church of St Michael and All Angels and St Benedict Biscop (commonly referred to as 'Sunderland Minster') is located on Church …
from https://discovery.nationalarc…
Bishopwearmouth C.E. County Primary Infants School, Sunderland
- "...Opened 1 June 1863 as Bishopwearmouth National Infants School. It became Bishopwearmouth C.E. Infants some time between 1898 and 1908. It was redesignated as a Church of England County Primary …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
