Gilley Law

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Gilley Law
Coordinates: 54.876° N 1.4198° W Gilley Law shown within Tyne and Wear
Population	1,500
Metropolitan borough	City of Sunderland
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SUNDERLAND
Postcode district	SR3
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Sunderland South
European Parliament	North East England
List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear

Gilley Law is one of the smaller suburbs of Sunderland located in between the suburbs of Sunderland and Silksworth and is home to 1500 people. The area is now officially known as Lakeside Village but the old name persists amongst locals. The total area covered by the estate is less than one square mile. It was built as a council estate . Much of the housing in the estate has now been privately purchased and the only council areas left are the seven 16 floor tower blocks, which were built in the 1960s. These tower blocks are mostly home to elderly and retired people. The flats have been expanded and modernised recently.

[edit] Amenities

The estate has one shopping arcade, a modern Methodist church and one small family pub. It is connected to the public transport network by one bus stop. The estate also contains a homeless unit for the homless people of the area

[edit] Tower block naming convention

All of the tower blocks in Gilley Law start with the letter A, just as all street names in neighbouring Farringdon. These towers are named Amble Tower, Aberdeen Tower, Aden Tower, Australia Tower, Aldenham Tower and Altrincham Tower.