Æthelstan and Ryhope Village blue plaque

Sunderland, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom

Ryhope Village. This once rural settlement can be traced back to 930AD when it was recovered from the Scots by the Saxon King Athelstan. It was evolved as a 3-row village about a triangular green and was once popular with the Bishops of Durham for sea bathing.

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