Grindon is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
of
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...
,
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The county is ...
, England.
Located three miles to the west of the city centre along ''Chester Road'', Grindon originated as a Norman-era manor holding and was recreated into a post-war housing estate in the 20th century.
History
Historical linguists state that the name "Grindon" is derived from Old English and may mean "Green Hill", a reference to the geographic feature of the local Sandhill.
The placename first appears in the
Boldon Book
The Boldon Book (also known as the Boldon Buke) contains the results of a survey of the bishopric of Durham that was completed on the orders of Hugh du Puiset, Bishop of Durham, in 1183, designed to assist the administration of the vast diocesan e ...
dated from 1183 which states that the land was granted from the Bishop of Durham to Walter De Roth.
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.
References
City of Sunderland suburbs
Sunderland
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