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This is our guide to Sunderlands long & proud history. Read about how Sunderland got its name, why the Lambtons were cursed and just why was Penshaw Monument built?
From its earliest foundations in Anglo-Saxon times, Sunderland has grown and prospered on the banks of the River Wear. The city's history and culture were formed by its connection to the sea and by the industry and endeavour of its people.
The city's emergence as a focus for learning and industry began in Anglo-Saxon times, when the nobleman Benedict Biscop - recently named as Sunderland's patron saint - established a European centre of learning at the twin monastic settlement of St Peter's and St Paul's. It was here that the Venerable Bede wrote the first history of England, the art of glass-making was introduced to the UK, and where the renowned Saxon Bible, the Codex Amiatinus, was produced. By the year 1500, Sunderland was one of the wealthiest towns in England and to this day it is still the largest city by population between Leeds and Edinburgh.
Read all about the Lambton Worm and the terrible curse that was cast on the Lambtons.
The ghost of Hylton Castle who terrorised the Hyltons home!
How Sunderland became the largest shipbuilding town in the world.
Before Football it was coal that the two cities used to fight over!
St Peters Monkwearmouth Church.
Brief history of how the name Sunderland came about.
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