Farringdon, Sunderland
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Farringdon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
Farringdon is council-built housing estate, erected in the 1960s. It is approximately 3 miles south of the city centre along the A690, close to Silksworth, East Herrington and Doxford Park. It also borders onto the flat rising estate of gilley law and, onto the Durham road which leads to the other suburb of Thorney close. It has 5 public transport stops.
History
Up until the construction of the estate, the land on which the Farringdon estate was built was farmland. The land was owned by Cuthbert Pepper, a rich landowner, who lived in Farringdon Hall next to East Herrington. Sunderland City Council purchased the land and a housing estate was constructed. Three schools were also built in Farringdon: a comprehensive school, a junior school and an infants school. In 2002 the junior and infants schools were combined into a single primary school. Although initially all homes on the estate were council-owned, today many residents have bought their own homes. Approximately 5,000 people now live on the estate and is now the 3rd largest in the city.
Facilities and schools in Farringdon
Farringdon contains a large secondary school (Farringdon Community Sports College), and a primary school (Farringdon Primary Schoo]). The police have a station in Farringdon that covers the west division of the city and recently there was also a fire station built. There is also a large social club, two churches (one which is Roman Catholic, the other being Anglican), a local libary, two pubs and three shopping arcades. Also in Farringdon is the Jubilee Centre, a community centre offering activities and learning opportunities for people in the area, it has a private dentist, which broke away from the NHS, a Mcdonalds, and two residential homes for the elderly.
Street naming convention
All street names in Farringdon begin with the letter A. The main street running through the centre of the estate is Allendale Road. Other streets include Archer Road, Avonmouth Road, Abercorn Road, Abroath Road, Antwerp Road, Arckle Road.