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Coordinates: 54°52′15″N 1°26′31″W / 54.8709°N 1.4420°W
Herrington
Herrington shown within Tyne and WearMetropolitan borough City of Sunderland Metropolitan county Tyne and Wear Region North East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town SUNDERLAND Postcode district SR3 Police Northumbria Fire Tyne and Wear Ambulance North East EU Parliament North East England UK Parliament Sunderland South List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear Herrington is an area in the south of Sunderland, formerly in County Durham in North East England.
The Herringtons are split into East & Middle and West and New villages. East and Middle Herrington is now a largely residential area just off the A690. West and New Herrington are across the A19 road from East and Middle Herrington near Doxford International Business Park.
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History
The land was claimed by the Monks of St Cuthbert and belonged to the possessions of the Bishoprics of Lindisfarne and later Durham. For centuries, dating back as far as 1200, the villages were small farming communities. All the farms in the Herrington area were originally owned by the Lambton Estates, with the Lambton's mark (glazed earthenware ram's head) being displayed prominently on one of the buildings in each farm.
Herrington Hall
From at least Tudor times there was a Hall in Middle Herrington, occupied by a local family called Robinson. A long line of Robinsons lived here with property at Cleadon, Hetton-le-Hole, Whitburn and Houghton-le-Spring but their principal business interests became centred on the quayside at Southwick where they were maltsters. In the late 18th Century one Robinson married Robert Surtees, the great historian of the country; another married a son of the poet Robert Burns. The last to live there was Ralph Robinson but in 1795 it was sold to William Beckwith from Thurcroft, Yorkshire.
Herrington Country Park
In the 19th century, the Durham Coalfield began to take shape, and a number of collieries were established in the area, including one in New Herrington. Today, the former colliery site is the Herrington Country Park which plays host to Durham County Show and the North East Motor Show.
Sport
The now-defunct football club Herrington Swifts were in existence in the early 20th century. Jack Middlemas, who played over 200 league games for York City, began his career with Swifts, as did James Bewick and Stanley Cowie.
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