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Grindon
Grindon shown within Tyne and Wear |
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| Population | 10,000 |
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| Metropolitan borough | City of Sunderland |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode district | SR4 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Sunderland South |
| List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear | |
Grindon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in the United Kingdom.
Located three miles to the west of the city centre along Chester Road, Grindon is a densely-populated area of Sunderland. It includes a wide-variety of housing, from modern, newly-built estates to massive post-war housing projects, built to house people whose homes were bombed during World War II.
In 2004 the electoral ward of Grindon was changed to include Thorney Close and is now known as the Sandhill Ward, a very safe Labour ward.
Pennywell Road is the location of the well-known independent school Grindon Hall Christian School.