Castletown, Tyne and Wear
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Castletown is an area of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear
. A former mining community, the Hylton Colliery was located at the east end of the village, it lies north of the River Wear
, and is near to Hylton Castle
and Washington
. At Hylton Riverside, on the eastern fringe of Castletown, there is a large retail park hosting stores such as Matalan
, Staples and Pets at Home
.
Also in the east of the area there is a large-scale redevelopment project, aimed at modernising the former pit houses and the area around the Aviary Estate.
At the opposite end of Castletown, there is the newer development of Fulford Grange, which was the home of former Sunderland footballer Michael Gray. It is also home to Kieron Brady, another ex-Sunderland footballer.
Currently, the records state that Castletown is the least ethnically diverse area in Sunderland, with 99.3% of the population being white.
During the search for the Yorkshire Ripper, the accent of "Wearside Jack
", the author of a hoax letter claiming to be from the Ripper, was identified by the forensic linguist Stanley Ellis
as that of the Castletown area.http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/nov/13/stanley-ellis-obituary The hoaxer was eventually revealed to have come from nearby Pennywell
.
Despite its proximity to Sunderland, until 1965 this colliery village was under the administrative control of Durham County Council and was part of the Washington Urban District Council.This was probably because it was a fairly isolated community until the extensive council house building of the fifties at Town End Farm and Hylton Castle effectively "joined" it to the rest of Sunderland's other suburbs.
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
. A former mining community, the Hylton Colliery was located at the east end of the village, it lies north of the River Wear
River Wear
The River Wear is located in North East England, rising in the Pennines and flowing eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea at Sunderland.-Geology and history:...
, and is near to Hylton Castle
Hylton Castle
Hylton Castle is a ruined stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in the late 14th to early 15th century...
and Washington
Washington, Tyne and Wear
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it joined a new county in 1974 with the creation of Tyne and Wear...
. At Hylton Riverside, on the eastern fringe of Castletown, there is a large retail park hosting stores such as Matalan
Matalan
Matalan is a British retailer that specialises in shoes and clothes. It was founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. It currently has 200 stores across the UK. The 200th store opened on 22 September 2006 in Croydon...
, Staples and Pets at Home
Pets at Home
Pets at Home is a large pet supplies retail chain in the United Kingdom. With 300 stores nationwide, it is the largest pet supplies retail chain in the United Kingdom Pets at home currently have over 5000 employees...
.
Also in the east of the area there is a large-scale redevelopment project, aimed at modernising the former pit houses and the area around the Aviary Estate.
At the opposite end of Castletown, there is the newer development of Fulford Grange, which was the home of former Sunderland footballer Michael Gray. It is also home to Kieron Brady, another ex-Sunderland footballer.
Currently, the records state that Castletown is the least ethnically diverse area in Sunderland, with 99.3% of the population being white.
During the search for the Yorkshire Ripper, the accent of "Wearside Jack
Wearside Jack
Wearside Jack is the nickname given to John Samuel Humble , a hoaxer who pretended to be the Yorkshire Ripper in the late 1970s. In 2006 he was convicted for perverting the course of justice.-Taunting letters:...
", the author of a hoax letter claiming to be from the Ripper, was identified by the forensic linguist Stanley Ellis
Stanley Ellis
Stanley Ellis was an English linguistics scholar and broadcaster, and an authority on English regional dialects....
as that of the Castletown area.http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/nov/13/stanley-ellis-obituary The hoaxer was eventually revealed to have come from nearby Pennywell
Pennywell
Pennywell is one of the UK's largest post-war social housing schemes, and is situated in the central-west area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England. Pennywell is the largest local authority housing estate in the City of Sunderland...
.
Despite its proximity to Sunderland, until 1965 this colliery village was under the administrative control of Durham County Council and was part of the Washington Urban District Council.This was probably because it was a fairly isolated community until the extensive council house building of the fifties at Town End Farm and Hylton Castle effectively "joined" it to the rest of Sunderland's other suburbs.