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East Rainton is a village in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in the north east of England. It is situated alongside the A690 road between Sunderland and Durham, near Houghton-le-Spring. North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... 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. ... The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... Houghton and Washington East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK postal system runs on a system of alphanumeric codes, or postcodes. ... The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan 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. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... The A690 is a road in County Durham running from Sunderland in the east through Durham into the Pennines. ... 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. ... Statistics Population: 42,939 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ274424 Administration District: City of Durham Shire county: Durham Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Durham Historic county: Durham Services Police force: County Durham Ambulance service: North East Post office and telephone... Statistics Population: Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ355475 Administration District: City of Sunderland Metropolitan county: Tyne and Wear Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Tyne and Wear Historic county: County Durham Services Police force: Northumbria Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North...
EastRainton is about 1 mile from Houghton, Middle Rainton a mile and half from Houghton.
In West Rainton is a chapel of ease to Houghton and an endowed school.
In the village of EastRainton in 1822 a birth of a baby girl, named Mary Ann Robson, this girl, 20 odd years later would send shock waves to the North East of England.