Sunderland (/ˈsʌndərlənd/ (listen)) is a port city and the main
settlement of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is
situated 12 miles north-east of Durham and 10 miles south-east of
Newcastle upon Tyne, at the mouth of the River Wear.Historically in
County Durham, there were three original settlements by the mouth of
the River Wear on the site of modern-day Sunderland. On the north side
of the river, Monkwearmouth was settled in 674 when King Ecgfrith of
Northumbria granted land to Benedict Biscop to found Monkwearmouth
Monastery. In 685, Ecgfrith further granted Biscop the land adjacent
to the monastery on the south side of the river. As the river
separated this land from the monastic community, it was henceforth
referred to as the "sunder-land" and would grow as a fishing
settlement before being granted a charter in 1179. West of the
medieval village of Sunderland on the south bank, Bishopwearmouth was
founded in 930.Sunderland grew as a port, trading coal and salt. Ships
began to be built on the river in the 14th century. By the 19th
century, the port of Sunderland had absorbed Bishopwearmouth and
Monkwearmouth, owing to the growing economic importance of the
shipbuilding docks. Following the decline of the city's traditional
industries in the late 20th century, the area grew into a commercial
centre for the automotive industry, science and technology and the
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