Sunderland Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough) through time

Sunderland Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
SUNDERLAND	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 663.
WEARMOUTH	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 663.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Town	AD_Town			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Borough	Borough			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BISHOPWEARMOUTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1719	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
SUNDERLAND AP/PA/CP	Parish-level Unit	1719		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 663.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	SUNDERLAND MB/CB	Local Government District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 663.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 663.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sunderland Ancient City (AD_Town/Borough) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10133671

Date accessed: 08th April 2026