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Ashbrooke is a residential area of Sunderland, England, to the immediate South and South-West of Sunderland City Centre. This is about the city of Sunderland in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...


Ashbrooke was built in stages through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb. Originally occupied by large middle-class families, including much of Wearside's Jewish population, a fair number of the larger residences have been reorganised into dwellings of multiple occupancy, home to students and young professionals. Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...


Despite this, the large, well-built houses, wide, tree-lined avenues, and often colourful street names ('The Esplanade', 'The Elms', 'West Lawn') continue to signify the area's affluence.


The area lies within walking distance of Park Lane and University stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro system. Ashbrooke lies within the SR2 postcode. The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system in Tyne and Wear in north-east England, which opened in 1980, and in 2002-3 served 40 million journeys. ... Australian postcodes are covered in the article List of postal codes in Australia. ...


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Tom Ashbrook is an award-winning journalist brought to radio by the attacks of September 11, 2001 after a distinguished career in newspaper reporting and editing.
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