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New Silksworth, Durham

New Silksworth is a former mining village that is now a suburb of Sunderland, County Durham. New Silksworth emerged as a coal mining village in the 19th century. In recent decades it has become part of the suburban sprawl to the south of Sunderland. It is within the council area of Sunderland.

Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.873685,-1.403902
Grid Reference: NZ 3835 5337
Council Area: Sunderland CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA

GBPN ID: 32260
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/New_Silksworth,_Durham_32260

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