Bishopwearmouth Church, Sunderland, 1817 Bishopwearmouth Church, Sunderland, 1817 SKU: A430. An infirmary, combined with a dispensary, is supported, for which an appropriate and handsome building was erected in 1822, at a cost of 3000. The bridge was erected under the superintendence of Mr. Thomas Wilson, of this place, and the ironwork was cast at the foundry at Masbrough, near Rotherham, in the county of York. Stella The parish comprises 8880 acres, of which 3280 are in the township: the lands under cultivation are fertile; the surface is diversified with hill and dale, and the scenery in some parts is picturesque. Whoever we are God welcomes us. Lumley Christ Church The following records for churches in the ancient parish of Bishopwearmouth are also available at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL:-. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. St Gabriel at Bishopwearmouth, County Durham is a friendly Christian community where we welcome others to join us in our worship and service to God. Smyrna Chapel (Wearmouth-Bishop, England)Bishopwearmouth baptisms, marriages & burials, 1813-1839Author: Bell, George; Yellowley, Carol; Church of England. Designed in the 1950s by D.M Grant the window replaced an earlier one destroyed by bombing during the Second World War. South Hylton HEADLINE NEWS email: info@trinitychurchsunderland.org tel: 0191 568 9710. Monkwearmouth Castle Eden Bishopwearmouth St Peter. Middleton in Teesdale So it was that the Church of Holy Trinity came to be built, and its cemetery to be laid out, in about 1719 on a piece of ground enclosed from the town moor or common pasture. Carved stones of the late Saxon period, probably from a grave, were discovered at the Minster in the 1930s and may point Genealogical DepartmentParish register printouts of Wearmouth-Bishop, Durham, England (Wesleyan, Sans Street) ; christenings, 1797-1837Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Whitburn Esh Lamesley The Bishopwearmouth Banner now hangs in the minster's refectory, after being officially unveiled by the Mayor of Sunderland, Cllr Alison Smith. The Society is well established, having given its first performance in 1949. Other features include a wooden door on the north side with sculptured faces of the fourteenth century. It runs alongside Bishopwearmouth Cemetery toward the A19 fly-over. Other places in the parish include: New Silksworth, Ford, South Hylton, Silksworth, Pallion, Low Ford, Hylton South, Tunstall, Burdon, Bishopwearmouth South, Bishopwearmouth Pans, Bishopwearmouth Panns, and Bishopwearmouth North. The building may be just over 100 years old, but. old rectory within our Heritage Townscape area. Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, a military leader during the Indian Mutiny, was born in Bishopwearmouth on 5 April 1795, as was Joseph Swan, famous for the invention of the incandescent light bulb, on 31 October 1828. Wolviston, Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog, Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory), The Genealogist Parish Registers - Durham, England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch) - free, Durham St Mary le Bow with St Mary the Less, The National Archives of the United Kingdom, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Bishopwearmouth_St_Thomas,_Durham_Genealogy&oldid=4925939, Easington; Houghton le Spring; Sunderland, Ancestry-England Select Births, Marriages, Death, and Burials, Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes. the eighteenth century suggest it was probably begun in the twelfth century. SUNDERLAND Bishopwearmout h Church used postcard 1908: Condition:--not specified. " bishopwearmouth parish church is a cruciform structure, dedicated to st. michael, situated in high street, where it was rebuilt in 1807, on the site of the ancient church, which had existed since the days of athelstan, but having become "ruinous and uncomfortable," it was taken down and the present edifice erected in its stead, partly at the Chapelry of Ford (Durham)South Hylton, St. Mary : (register indexed: EP/S.Hy 1/1-1/2, 1/5, 1/7)Author: Thornton, JeanEngland, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth History ( 2 )Bishop-Wearmouth history and miscellaneous informationA historical and descriptive view of the parishes of Monkwearmouth and Bishopwearmouth, and the Port and Borough of SunderlandAuthor: Garbutt, GeorgeEngland, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth Land and property ( 1 )Land tax assessments for the township of Bishop-Wearmouth, 1787-1832Author: Great Britain. Blue plaque listing history of BishopWearmouth Village Green, Behind the site of the Crowtree Leisure Center. . Since then it has provided regular concerts in Sunderland with a repertoire which has been mainly classical - sacred and secular - with occasional pieces which are more contemporary. There are also several bathing-machines kept on the sands. Bishopwearmouth Cemetery is currently CLOSED. The rectory stood on land to the rear of the later Empire Theatre and the Rectory Genealogical DepartmentParish register printouts of Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England (Presbyterian, Smyrna Chapel) ; christenings, 1831-1836Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Trimdon Monk Hesleden The church served the majority of the area south of the River Wear and came under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Durham - hence Bishopwearmouth. WEARMOUTH (Bishop)( St Thomas), a township and two sub-districts in Sunderland district, and a parish partly also in Easington and Houghton-le-Spring districts, Durham. saints. Free delivery for many products! Ebchester Thomas Stratten is the . Son of George Smith a shipwright, George became a journeyman butcher. The settlement on the opposite side of the river, Monkwearmouth, had been founded 250 years earlier. Darlington Church code: This is a unique identification number supplied to each church building by the Church Commissioners. Durham St Nicholas the Bishopwearmouth church behind. This page was last edited on 18 August 2022, at 14:35. Redmarshall Greatham Middleton St George were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Cottage Tavern, Fleet Street. Bishopwearmouth is an area in Sunderland, North East England. The last of these include memorials of brass and a marble memorial to Thomas Wilson (died 1776), proprietor of a glass manufactory at St Nicholas at Bishopwearmouth,, County Durham is a friendly Christian community where we welcome others to join us in our worship and service to God. Robert Gebenens, Rector in the 1370s became Pope Clement VII, one of the Popes seated at Avignon in a period St. Peter's is an ecclesiastical parish, formed March 31, 1868: the church, in Cumberland street, built in 1872 at a cost of about 4,000, is an edifice in the Gothic style, from . Bishopwearmouth Welcome to Bishopwearmouth Choral Society We hope that you will find out everything you are looking for - what performances we will be giving, how to book your tickets for these events or how to join the Society and become a singing member of the choir. The old church which it superseded, and on the site of which it stands, is said to have existed ever since the days of Athelstan, the first who called himself "King of the . You can see the Ebdon's 'Gothick' style tower has a battlemented parapet with intersecting glazing bars to the windows. Chapelry of Ryhope (Durham); Durham University LibraryEngland, Durham, South Hylton, bishops transcripts, 1821-1842Author: Church of England. Heworth The designation of 'Minster' came about when Sunderland was granted city status, prior to then it's full title was Bishopwearmouth Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels. and several memorials of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, a military leader during the Indian Mutiny, was born in Bishopwearmouth on 5 April 1795, as was Joseph Swan, famous for the invention of the incandescent light bulb, on 31 October 1828. Elwick Hall Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. Chester le Street Patron of both, the Bishop of D. The other livings are separately noticed. Escomb Deptford St Andrew 28.99. Darlington St Cuthbert's The subscription library of Bishop-Wearmouth, for which a handsome building has been erected in the principal street, at an expense of 1300, by a body of 10 shareholders, contains a collection of about 3000 volumes. In view of the large size and monastic connections of the South Wearmouth When he died in 1249, William left the bequest for the foundation of University College at Oxford, the very first of Oxford University's Auckland St Andrew Acres, 2,665; of which 188 are water. The parish contains also Burdon and Silksworth townships; and is ecclesiastically cut into the sections of B.-W., B.-W.-St. Thomas, B.-W. St. Peter, Ford, Deptford, Ryhope, Hendon, Silksworth, Millfield, and Pullion. administrative areas in which Bishopwearmouth has been placed at times in the past. Encompassing nearly twenty square miles, the medieval parish of Bishopwearmouth was four miles wide from east to west and extended five miles from north to south. Boldon It should open in about 3 hours, 10 minutes at 8:30 am. Collierley Posted on June 1, 2019. [From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan , London, 1894]. Tyne and Wear HER(6049): Bishopwearmouth, Hylton Road, Church of St. Mark - Details. St. Michaels Church (Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham); Wood, Herbert Maxwell; Corder, James W.Parish registers for Bishop Wearmouth, 1567-1901Author: Church of England. For most of that time, it has been known as 'Bishopwearmouth Parish Church'. The settlement was formed in 930 when Athelstan of England granted the lands to the Bishop of Durham. erected in 1817 and enlarged in 1826, is under the Congregational or Independent order of church government, and the Rev. . Some almshouses were built in Church-lane, and endowed under a bequest from Mrs. Jane Gibson in 1725, for twelve poor women, each of whom receives a half-yearly payment of 5. Jarrow Biography John Douglas was born in County Durham, England. Hot and cold baths were established at Hendon, near the sea, in 1800; and in 1821 an establishment of hot, cold, vapour, and medicated baths, was erected in the parish at the extremity of Sunderland Moor. estate at the centre of which this church lay, it is probable Bishopwearmouth village and its church, have roots in the 7th or early 8th century. [2] Sources Much of the medieval church underwent extensive reconstruction in the nineteenth century because the modest, possibly Saxon, proportions of the church were unsuitable for the rapidly expanding Wingate Grange The c. Genealogical DepartmentSouth Hylton baptisms, marriages & burialsAuthor: Thornton, Jean; Yellowley, Carol; Bell, George; Church of England. Although safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone here at the Parish of the Good Shepherd, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland; Mrs Viv Murtha is the Benefice Safeguarding Lead and Safeguarding Officer at St Mary Magdalene's Church he can be contacted about any safeguarding matter on 0191 5283568 or leave an email via frskelsmm@btinternet.com. Bishopwearmouth St Michael and All Angels is an Ancient Parish in the county of Durham. It has multiple details including depictions of different The parish of Bishopwearmouth St Nicholas is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. Benfieldside Coundon Heatherycleugh Darlington Holy Trinity Lynesack The settlement was formed in 930 when Athelstan of England granted the lands to the Bishop of Durham. In view of the large size and monastic connections of the South Wearmouth estate at the centre of which this church lay, it is probable Bishopwearmouth village and its church, have roots in the 7th or early 8th century. Denton Churches have been erected likewise at Deptford, Ford, and Ryhope. The edifice is of freestone, in the later English style, and contains 1000 sittings, of which 700 are free. Bishopwearmouth St Thomas was created as a parish in 1844 from parts of the neighbouring parishes of Bishopwearmouth St Michael, Bishopwearmouth St Peter, Hendon St Paul, Monkwearmouth St Cuthbert, Monkwearmouth Venerable Bede and Sunderland Holy Trinity. Dalton le Dale Embleton And as Wearside coped with the grip of rationing. Shadforth Our aim is to make contact with and encourage others to join us in our life-enhancing Christian journey. St. Marys Chapel (Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham)Baptisms, 1811-1836Author: Bethel Chapel, Villier Street (Bishop Wearmouth, Durham : Independent)Births and baptisms at Corn Market Chapel, High Street in Sunderland, 1717-1837Author: Independent Church (Sunderland, Durham)Births and baptisms at the Presbyterian Chapels in Sunderland and Wearmouth-Bishop, 1831-1837Author: Presbyterian Church (Sunderland, Durham)Births and baptisms, 1797-1837Author: Baptist Church (Sunderland, Durhamshire)Births and baptisms, 1797-1837Author: Baptist Church (Sunderland, Durhamshire)Births and baptisms, 1797-1837Author: Sans Street Chapel (Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham : Wesleyan)Births and baptisms, 1823-1837Author: Flag Lane Chapel (Sunderland, Durham : Primitive Methodist)Births and baptisms, 1823-1837Author: Flag Lane Chapel (Sunderland, Durham : Primitive Methodist)Births and baptisms, 1831-1836Author: Presbyterian Church. Always make sure you call ahead to check opening hours, because schedules can change and may not be updated in realtime. They include a restaurant, office and meeting rooms divided by oak partitions placed here in 1981. Price: 3.49. Bishop Auckland St Anne St Gabriel welcomes Christians and those who seek to understand Christianity in the Bishopwearmouth area. Hunwick You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Chapelry of Ford (Durham)St. Matthews, Silksworth : inscriptions from the graveyard headstonesAuthor: Adams, Jennie; Parkin, Nelly; Silksworth Heritage GroupEngland, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth Census 1851 Indexes ( 1 )Bishopwearmouth 1851 censusAuthor: Rackstraw, T.England, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth Census 1861 ( 2 )1861 Census 1 BishopwearmouthCensus returns for Bishop Wearmouth, 1841-1891Author: Great Britain. stonework and bears the Royal coat of arms. The early medieval village was dominated by the Church Rectory, of which the tenants were described as very wealthy. Durham, a North East company of international renown. for the county, to whom the origin of the undertaking is attributed. Hart Bishopwearmouth St Thomas Ended: 02 Nov, 2022 17:32:41 GMT. Bishopwearmouth Parish, 1848. Durham St Margaret His grandfather on his mother's side was a German, Johan Hinrick Schroder, born Hamburg in the 1770s and he changed his name to John Henry Shrouder. The first notice of it occurs during the reign of Athelstan, who, on an expedition against Constantine, King of Scotland, about the year 930, visited the shrine of St. Cuthbert here, on which occasion he restored to the church the possessions of which it had been unjustly deprived, granted to it additional lands, and confirmed to it all its ancient privileges. Rev William Scott Moncreiff FRSE was vicar of Christ's Church in the 19th century.[5]. Monday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm: Tuesday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm: Wednesday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm: Thursday: Witton Gilbert with Kimblesworth Name: This is the church's legal name as given by the Church Commissioners. Durham St Mary le Bow with St Mary the Less It was commenced 24th September, 1793, and completed in 1796, at a cost of 33,400, of which sum 30,000 were advanced by Rowland Burdon, Esq., M.P. Church of St Michael, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. Westoe We are the parish church for Ashbrooke, Thornhill, Humbledon Hill, and Tunstall, and are located on the Barnes Gyratory (roundabout). Bishopwearmouth St Michael and All Angels. Shildon Hunstanworth The centrepiece is Christ in his Glory with other features including the Sunderland coat of arms, the Durham Diocese arms, St Michael slaying a dragon and St Nicholas patron saint of sailors. South Hetton or Haswell Bishopwearmouth is a former village and parish which now constitutes the west side of Sunderland City Centre, merging with the settlement as it expanded outwards in the 18th and 19th centuries. Closed Church. The Parish Church Townships Topography History Its Records The Parish Chest Non-Parochial Records Monumental Inscriptions Indexes: Church. We exist to proclaim the love of God and to be a sign of his kingdom in the world. Source: S1528044794 1881 England Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2004 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7572; Source: . South Shields These databases have incomplete parish coverage. Genealogical DepartmentParish register printouts of Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England (Independent, Bethel Chapel Villiers Street) ; christenings, 1811, 1814, 1817-1837Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Byers Green Sockburn The township lies on the coast, at the mouth of the river Wear; includes a large portion of Sunderland town; and is all within Sunderland borough. Etherley Back to Search Results Site Name: Bishopwearmouth, Church of St. Michael. Dinsdale Map Sheet: NZ35NE . Medomsley Hamsterley In the 1990s, local artists subsequently recreated the old rectory door and its signature lion knocker with it. Further work was undertaken mid-century when new transepts of Decorated style were built by the Newcastle architect John Dobson in 1849-50. Satley Whitwell House Durham Cathedral A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72]. Gainford Sunderland In 1855, the rectory was eventually demolished, but its doorway arch was subsequently reinstalled in the newly built Mowbray Park. Ashley - yes thr Gill Cemetery was quite close to the Church, slightly North-west of it. Church Street, Bishop Middleham Bishop Middleham, DL17 9AF Bishopton: St Peter High Street Bishopton Darlington, TS21 1HA Bishopwearmouth Millfield: St Mary Magdalene Wilson Street Millfield Sunderland, SR46HJ Bishopwearmouth: St Gabriel St. Gabriel's Avenue Sunderland, SR4 7TF Bishopwearmouth: St Nicholas Church St. Paul's, Hendon, is an ecclesiastical parish, formed March 3,1852, from Bishopwearmouth: the church, in Meaburn street, Hendon, consecrated on November 15, 1852, is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave and aisles: several of the windows are stained: there are 800 sittings. Sunderland Poor Law Union, Durham Genealogy. Ayres Quay. Pittington A district church, dedicated to St. Thomas, was erected in John-street in 1829, at an expense of 5000, of which 1260 were raised by subscription, 500 being contributed by Mrs. Woodcock, 200 by Bishop Barrington, 300 by the trustees of Lord Crewes charity, 100 by the Rev. Undoubtedly, one of the most noted rectors was Not a pub as such but you can not miss out Vaux Brewery built on the site of Roman remains but try telling that to people in power. Whitworth Ryhope St. Leonards (Silksworth, Durham)Church records, 1915-1921Author: Catholic Church. [2], By the 18th century Sunderland had grown in importance and size, and in 1719 was made into an independent parish with the creation of the Holy Trinity Church. [1] The Rectory owned 130 acres of land spanning westwards consisting of what is now Chester Road and Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, as well as a tithe barn and a park consisting of 31 additional acres around the river. St. Peters Church (Bishop Wearmouth)England, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth Church records Indexes ( 21 )Bishop Wearmouth parish church, index to marriage registers, 1567-1837, and banns of marriages elsewhere, 1794-1812Author: Rounce, W. E.; Church of England. Haverton Hill Lanchester [citation needed]. The township, from its advantageous position, from the rapid increase of the coal-trade, and the numerous manufactories in the vicinity, has greatly advanced in importance and prosperity. Mr. Milton's picture must have been executed subsequent to 1807, as Bishopwearmouth Church, which was rebuilt in that year, is represented precisely as it now appears. 613155. WEARMOUTH, BISHOP (St. Michael), a parish, partly in the union of Houghton-le-Spring, but chiefly in that of Sunderland, N. division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham, 11 miles (S.E.) It is connected with Sunderland by a spacious and wellformed street, rather more than a mile in length, from which several uniform streets branch off to the north and south, consisting of well-built houses, many of which are of elegant appearance. population of the parish and extended seating was required. reconstructed and the church tower replaced. 96 talking about this. This page has been viewed 5,957 times (462 via redirect). Stockton upon Tees Holy Trinity St. Marys (Sunderland, Durhamshire)England, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth, St. Michaels Church, bishops transcriptsAuthor: Church of England. 6., arising from funds purchased with the bequest, after paying the cost of the building. Sunderland Minster, formerly the Church of St Michael and All Angels lies is at the heart of historic Bishopwearmouth and has links to the locality's earliest roots. England, "there are not more than three bishops that have better", he claimed. The Criterion, then The Post Office and finally The Windsor Castle, now grassland and tarmac. Stranton Witton le Wear Durham St Cuthbert Although its exact origins are uncertain, it is believed the earliest church at Bishopwearmouth was built around 930AD. 9. Chapelry of Deptford (Durhamshire)Parish registers for St. Peters Church, Bishop Wearmouth, 1872-1914Author: Church of England. The Mechanics Institute in Bridge-street was established in 1836; attached to it is a good library, with a reading and news room. Felling Christ Church District: Sunderland. Inside, the church includes high quality wood galleries in the transepts; a medieval font bowl; a seventeenth century font; medieval grave covers; a medieval effigy of a fourteenth century knight St. Michaels Church (Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham)Parish register printouts of Bishopwearmouth Without, Durham, England (Roman Catholic, St. Marys) ; christenings, 1809-1837Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a new Minster it was given extra-parochial status, enhancing its central role in the city. Get Full Access. Ryton Official Facebook page for the Bishopwearmouth Townscape Heritage Scheme Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. The area in the forground was originally the site of Bishopwearmouth village of which Sunderland Minster was the parish church. It is home to the Sunderland Minster church, which has stood at the heart of the settlement since the early Middle Ages. It was built by Harrison and Harrison of For most of its history up until its inauguration as 'Sunderland Minster' by the Bishop of Durham on January 11th 1998, it was Bishopwearmouth's parish church, officially the 'Church of St Michael Garmondsway Moor Bishop Auckland St Helen Whickham Winston ( 5 )Parish chest materials, 1661-1900Author: Bishop Wearmouth (Durhamshire)Valuation lists, 1862-1901Author: Ford (Durham)Valuation lists, 1862-1901Author: Tunstall (Durham)Valuation lists, 1863-1900Author: Bishop Wearmouth Panns (Durham)Valuation lists, 1864-1903Author: Ryhope (Durham)England, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth Probate records ( 1 )Sunderland wills and inventories 1601-1650Author: Briggs, JoanEngland, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth Public records ( 1 )Highway surveyors accounts, 1780-1863Author: Ryhope (Durham)England, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth Schools ( 13 )Log book, 1905-1925Author: Deptford Terrace Infants School (Deptford, Durham)Log book, 1908-1926 and admission register, 1910-1925Author: Silksworth Council School (Silksworth, Durham)Log book, 1914-1926Author: Ryhope Street Infants School (Ryhope, Durham)Log books and admission registers, 1863-1926Author: Bishop Wearmouth National School (Bishop Wearmouth, Durham)Log books, 1863-1925, and admission registers, 1856-1858, 1883-1926Author: St. Pauls School (Hendon, Durham)Log books, 1867-1926 and admission registers, 1908-1926Author: Simpson Street Council School (Deptford, Durham)Log books, 1871-1925Author: Ryhope Church of England School (Ryhope, Durham)Log books, 1871-1925Author: Ryhope Colliery School (Ryhope, Durham)Log books, 1875-1926 and admission registers, 1910-1927Author: Silksworth Church of England School (Silksworth, Durham)Log books, 1877-1926, and admission registers, 1917-1926Author: Hendon County Secondary Modern School (Hendon, Durham)Log books, 1889-1926Author: St. Andrews Girls School (Deptford, Durham)Log books, 1903-1925Author: Robinson Street Wesleyan School (Hendon, Durham)Mixed junior log books, 1877-1925Author: Ford Board School (South Hylton, Durham)England, Durham, Bishop-Wearmouth Taxation ( 1 )Land tax assessments for the township of Bishop-Wearmouth, 1787-1832Author: Great Britain. Rainton Birtley Nonconformists include: Baptist, Christians, Independent/Congregational, Methodist New Connexion, Particular Baptist, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Church in England, Presbyterian Unitarian, Primitive Methodist, Roman Catholic, Society of Friends/Quaker, Unitarian, United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Wesleyan Methodist, Wesleyan Methodist Association, and Wesleyan Methodist Reform. Houghton le Spring Carlton Record Type: A classification of the current status of the building. This Tyne and Wear location article is a stub. From time immemorial the inhabitants have enjoyed the privilege of bleaching their linen on a piece of ground called the Burnfields, near the road to Durham. William Scott Moncrieff, Vicar of Bishopwearmouth Church: Harry Stafford Wake: b: abt 1878 c 22 Sep 1878 Venerable Bede Church, Monkwearmouth son of Henry Hay Wake and Isabella Thompson 1878 2Q Sunderland 10a 663: Rhoda Beryl Wake: with the expansion of Sunderland's growth resulted in the gradual breakup of Bishopwearmouth's parish lands into 20 daughter parishes. We know that the earliest surviving parts of Sunderland Minster can be dated to the construction or rebuilding of the church in the thirteenth century although descriptions and illustrations in Class: Religious Ritual and Funerary Stockton upon Tees Whorlton Sedgefield The land consisted of a number of smaller tonwships which would eventually include Ryhope, Silksworth, Ford and Tunstall, all now part of the suburbs city. Other Websites