North Sunderland

North Sunderland is a fishing village on the coast of Northumberland, England, and adjacent to Seahouses. The population of the civil parish was 1,803 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,959 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Not to be confused with Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
For the constituency, see Sunderland North (UK Parliament constituency).
For other uses, see Sunderland (disambiguation).

North Sunderland
North Sunderland
Location within Northumberland
Population1,803 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNU215315
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSEAHOUSES
Postcode districtNE68
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

 

Etymology

The name North Sunderland may be of Old English origin,[3] and differently-derived to the much larger Sunderland 60 miles to its south. The first element is sūðer, meaning "south, southern", while the second is land, "land".[3] The name means "southern-land",[3] and is analogous in its derivation to Sutherland in Scotland.

History

Historically, the inland village of North Sunderland grew significantly when the nearby coast was developed as a harbour. Houses were built, particularly in connection with the herring fishery. Community growth became concentrated around these sea-houses, eventually being recognised under the name Seahouses.[4] In practice, there is no recognisable boundary between the two.

Governance

North Sunderland is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.


References
  1. Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. "Key to English Place Names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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