The old settlement of Silksworth - rather than the mining village of New Silksworth, established in the late 19th century - existed in early mediev
Transcribed and introduced by Maureen M Meikle. The customs posts were prized at Sunderland, so there was always competition when a vaca
On 4 March 1644, the Scots occupied Sunderland, thus gaining a secure base of operations in northern England and a port to receive supplies. This
The town plan of Sunderland was determined by the layout of its medieval burgages.
Although much of the earlier road pattern has been swept away, it is still possible to make out the shape of medieval villages at Southwick and Bis
St Catherine's chapel, Hylton Castle
The parish church of Bishopwearmouth, St Michael's was designated a Minster Church in 1998. Descriptions and illustrations of the church, dating fr
The coal trade was at the centre of Sunderland's 17th-c. prosperity, and continued to thrive through the 18th century.
The first written evidence of the Hilton family is in 1157 A.D., on an agreement between Romanus de Hilton and Absolom, Prior of Durham, that Roman
The earliest reference found to the Hylton Ferry (HER 446) was in 1322 when Baron Hylton granted to his chaplain "the passage of Bovisferry" (an ox
