What is Sunderland?
Q: What is Sunderland?
A: Sunderland is a city in North East England that was formerly a county borough and is now part of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear.
Q: Where is Sunderland located?
A: Sunderland sits at the mouth of the River Wear in North East England.
Q: How did Sunderland start?
A: Sunderland started as three small villages - Monkwearmouth, Bishopwearmouth, and a small fishing village at the mouth of the river. It was given a charter in 1179 which granted its people certain rights not available to those outside the town.
Q: What did people do in Sunderland?
A: People in Sunderland mostly sold coal and salt from its port, but also began building ships along the river bank by 1300s.
Q: When did it become a borough?
A: In 1835, when the three old villages became one borough, they took on the name of "Sunderland".
Q: When did it become a city? A: In 1992, Sunderland became a city.
Q: Who are people born in Sunderland sometimes called? A: People born in Sunderand are sometimes called Mackems.
