Manor houses · North East England
Farringdon
Farringdon in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Farringdon is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
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. Electorally, the area comes under the St. Chad's ward of the City.
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Background
Description
The parish of Bishopwearmouth in the Middle Ages was divided into a number of copyholdings held by custom of the Bishop of Durham, of which was delegated to various tenants. Farringdon emerged as a part of this system and operated as a block Demesne, whilst being also a hamlet and estate under the township of Silksworth. The name derives from: "Farm or hill of Faer or his sons"; it had a variety of spellings throughout this period including Farnton Hall, Farrington Hall, Ffaernton and Ferenton Hall. By the 15th century, it served as a Monastic Grange of the priory of Hexham. In the 1420s, the land was represented by Robert Jackson who served as bailiff of Sunderland and collected taxes on…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8732, -1.4238
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR3 3HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
Sources
- wikidata: Q1315238 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Farringdon, Sunderland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Farringdon?
- Farringdon is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8732°, -1.4238°.
- Is Farringdon wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Farringdon. Check ahead for specific facilities.