Castletown is an area of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. It is north of the River Wear, and is near to Hylton Castle and Washington. Being home to 3000 people. The Wearmouth Bridge Sunderland (pronounced: , or ) is a former county borough now part of the City of Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ... The River Wear (pronounced Wee-er) is a river in the North East of England. ... Map sources for Hylton Castle at grid reference NZ357588 Hylton Castle is a ruined castle in the north west of Sunderland. ...
Sunderland is an industrial area and port in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England.
Sunderland forms part of the larger City of Sunderland which also includes the neighbouring towns of Washington, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring and is the largest city, by measures of population and area, between Leeds and Edinburgh.
The urban area of Sunderland was recorded in the 2001 census as 177,739, whilst the population of the larger City of Sunderland was 282,700.
Sunderland AFC kicked off the 1958-59 season for the first time in the clubs history in the second division and many of the fans from previous years were missing for the opening game of the season.