Offerton, Tyne and Wear

Offerton
Offerton is located in Tyne and Wear
Offerton
Offerton
Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid referenceNZ3455
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSunderland
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
54°53′N 1°28′W / 54.88°N 01.47°W / 54.88; -01.47

Offerton is a hamlet in the Sunderland district of Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sunderland city centre.

History

Offerton was historically a township in the ancient parish of Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham.[1] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[2] In 1961 the parish had a population of 133.[3]

Offerton civil parish was abolished in 1967. Most of the area, including the hamlet itself, became part of the urban district of Houghton-le-Spring, with a smaller part being added to the County Borough of Sunderland.[4] The urban district was in turn abolished seven years later in 1974, when the area was transferred to the enlarged district of Sunderland in the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. No successor parish was created for the former urban district and Offerton is therefore directly administered by Sunderland City Council.[5]

References

  1. ^ "History of Offerton, in Sunderland and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Offerton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Population Statistics Offerton Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Durham Eastern Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ Local Government Act 1972


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