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Monkwearmouth Hall

Following its dissolution in 1536 the buildings and land of the monastic cell of Monkwearmouth cell. were sold by the Crown.This section traces the development of the  property as a small lay estate which would, eventually form a new township of Monkwearmouth Shore.

Content generated during research for two paperback books 'Sunderland and its Origins: Monks to Mariners' (ISBN 13 : 9781860774799) and 'Sunderland: Building a City' (ISBN 13 : 978-1-86077-547-5 ) for the England's Past for Everyone series

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