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Sunderland (pronunciation (help·info); IPA /'sundələnd/, /'sʌndələnd/ or /'sun(d)lən/) is a city in Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly a county borough but now forms part of the City of Sunderland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Wear. The name "Sunderland" is reputed to come from Soender-land (soender/sunder being the Anglo-Saxon infinitive, meaning "to part", sönder means "broken" in mordern Swedish), likely to be reference to the valley carved by the River Wear that runs through the heart of the city. Another meaning is that of the name referring to 'land set aside', derived from the rich Christian heritage of the city. However, in Danish, sønderland would mean the south land or southern side. Historically a part of County Durham, there were three original settlements on the site of modern-day Sunderland. On the north side of the river, Monkwearmouth was settled in 674 when Benedict Biscop founded the Wearmouth-Jarrow monastery. Opposite the monastery on the south bank, Bishopwearmouth was founded in 930. A small fishing village called Sunderland, located toward the mouth of the river (modern day East End) was granted a charter in 1179. Over the centuries, 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 grown to absorb Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth. In 2008 it was revealed that Sunderland had the highest percentage of broadband users and digital television users in the entire United Kingdom, with 66% having both services, well above the national average of 57%[1] A person who is born or lives around the Sunderland area is known as a Mackem

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The front door opened into a passage about two feet six inches
wide and ten feet in length, covered with oilcloth. At the end of
the passage was a flight of stairs leading to the upper part of the
house. The first door on the left led into the front sitting-room,
an apartment about nine feet square, with a bay window. This
room was very rarely used and was always very tidy and clean.
The mantelpiece was of wood painted black and ornamented
with jagged streaks of red and yellow, which were supposed to
give it the appearance of marble. On the walls was a paper with
a pale terra-cotta ground and a pattern consisting of large white
roses with chocolate coloured leaves and stalks.

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