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Springwell, Sunderland
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Springwell is a suburb of the city of Sunderland. Not to be confused with the village of the same name in the city's far west, Springwell is 2 miles from the city centre to the area's southwest. The suburb borders Thorney Close, The Barnes and Plains Farm. Built in the 1940s, Springwell originated as one of a series of post-war council housing estates in the area.
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History
[edit]Originally known as "Springwell Farm Estate", Springwell was the first post-war housing estate to be created in Sunderland, being completed on May 25, 1946.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Dodds, Glen Lyndon (2000). A History of Sunderland: Third Edition. Oxford: Albion Press. p. 224. ISBN 0993252737.