Population 10,000 Region North East Sovereign state United Kingdom Metropolitan county Tyne and Wear | Metropolitan borough City of Sunderland Country England Post town SUNDERLAND Dialling code 0191 | |
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Grindon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in the United Kingdom.
Map of Grindon, Sunderland, UK
Located three miles to the west of the city centre along Chester Road, Grindon is a densely populated area of Sunderland. It includes a wide variety of housing, from modern, newly built estates to massive post-war housing projects, built to house people whose homes were bombed during World War II.
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.
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