Doxford Park
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  Doxford Park shown within Tyne and Wear |
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| Population | 300 |
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| 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 | SR2, SR3 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Sunderland South |
| List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear | |
Doxford Park is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, located to the south-west of the city centre.
Doxford Park is also the name of a wooded area of land located within the suburb.
Doxford Park has been built up in stages from the mid 1960s onwards, original proposals calling the area "Silksworth Township". It is surrounded by the A19 to the west, farmland to the south, Silksworth to the North, and Tunstall to the east. It is bisected by the B1286 Doxford Park Way dual carriageway.
Many of the houses in Doxford Park were becoming unsafe and uneconomic to repair so Gentoo, formerly the Sunderland Housing Group, are undertaking a massive programme of renewal to redevelop the estate which will be called 'Beckwith Grange', and has completed Phases 1 & 2 of the project (with 4 phases left to complete.).
At the centre of the suburb lies a shopping centre built in the late 1970s and initially named the President Carter Shopping Centre, after it was opened by U.S. President Jimmy Carter during an official visit to the region in 1977. Following redevelopment in mid 1990's the centre is now a large Morrisons supermarket.
Doxford Park is home to one school Mill Hill Primary School and an adjoining nursery [Mill Hill Nursery]. The Portland School for children with special needs was opened in the nearby Chapelgarth area in December 2001 by Prime Minister Tony Blair. For secondary education, most children from the area go to Farringdon Community Sports College in the nearby estate of Farringdon
Doxford House, formerly known as Silksworth House, is a manor house built in 1775. In the early twentieth century, Charles David Doxford, the wealthy owner of Doxford Shipbuilding Company leased the land for 99 years. He landscaped the area creating the park as it is known today. For a short time, the house became the Lazarus Centre, a rehibilation centre for people with addictions. The building is now derelict once again.
The Doxford International Business Park is located less than a mile away from the estate.
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