Farringdon is a suburb

Suburb

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 of Sunderland

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, Tyne and Wear

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Farringdon is a council-built housing estate

Housing estate

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, erected in the 1950s. It is approximately 3 miles south of the city centre along the A690

A690 road

The A690 is a road in County Durham running from Sunderland in the east through Durham to Crook.-Sunderland section:Throughout the Sunderland section it is known as either Durham Road or New Durham Road, and is one of the major routes in and out of the city. A single carriageway section runs from...

, close to Thorney Close

Thorney Close

Thorney Close is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England.It is located on the northern edge of the A690 , and borders with Grindon to the north and Herrington to the south, and the A19 to the west....

, Silksworth

Silksworth

Silksworth is a former coal mining village in Sunderland, located next to Tunstall, Farringdon and Gilley LawSilksworth a brief history:Silksworth is a former colliery village with a 100 year coal mining heritage...

, East Herrington, Gilley Law

Gilley Law

Gilley Law is one of the smaller suburbs of Sunderland located in between the suburbs of Farringdon and Silksworth and is home to 1500 people. The area is now officially known as Lakeside Village but the old name persists amongst locals. The total area covered by the estate is less than one square...

 and Doxford Park

Doxford Park

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History

Up until the construction of the estate, the land on which the Farringdon estate was built was farmland. The land was owned by Cuthbert Pepper, a rich landowner, who lived in Farringdon Hall next to East Herrington. Sunderland County Borough Council purchased the land and a housing estate was constructed. Three schools were also built in Farringdon: a comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

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, a junior school and an infants school. In 2002 the junior and infants schools were combined into a single primary school.

Although initially all homes on the estate were council-owned, today many residents have bought their own homes

Right to buy scheme

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Facilities and schools in Farringdon

Farringdon contains a large secondary school

Secondary education

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 (Farringdon Community Sports College

Farringdon Community Sports College

Farringdon Community Sports College is a comprehensive school in the suburb of Farringdon in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The school is a specialist Sports College....

), and a primary school

Primary education

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 (Farringdon Primary School). The police have a station in Farringdon that covers the west division of the city, and recently a fire station was built. There is also a large social club, two churches (one which is Roman Catholic, the other being Anglican), two pubs and three shopping arcades. Also in Farringdon is the Jubilee Centre, a community centre offering activities and learning opportunities for people in the area, a McDonalds, and two residential homes for the elderly.

Street naming convention

All street names in Farringdon begin with the letter A. The main street running through the centre of the estate is Allendale Road. Other streets include Archer Road, Avonmouth Road, Abercorn Road, Abroath Road, Antwerp Road, Arckle Road,Aboyne Square, Archer Square and Andrew Road.