Sunderland

"Sunderland es una ciudad y municipio metropolitano del Reino Unido, en Tyne y Wear (Nordeste de Inglaterra). La ciudad tiene una población de 177.000 habitantes. Con la ciudad externa o área metropolitana tiene una población de 284.000 habitantes. La ciudad es un puerto, y es la única en Inglaterra que no tiene una catedral."

"Sunderland (/sndrlnd/, local /sndln/) is a city at the centre of the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Wear. Historically in County Durham, there were three original settlements on the site of modern-day Sunderland. On the north side of the river, Monkwearmouth was settled in 674 when Benedict Biscop founded the WearmouthJarrow monastery. Opposite the monastery on the south bank, Bishopwearmouth was founded in 930. A small fishing village called Sunderland, located toward the mouth of the river (modern day East End) was granted a charter in 1179. Over the centuries, Sunderland grew as a port, trading coal and salt. Ships began to be built on the river in the 14th century. By the 19th century, the port of Sunderland had grown to absorb Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth. A person who is born or lives around the Sunderland area is sometimes colloquially known as a Mackem."