Silksworth
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| Silksworth | |
  Silksworth shown within Tyne and Wear |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| 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 | |
Silksworth is a suburb of Sunderland, located next to Tunstall, Farringdon and Gilley Law
The area was once a coal mining village but the industry has long gone and a former mine has since been converted into Silksworth Sports Complex, which includes north-east England's largest artificial ski slope and activity centre.
In the mid-1990s, one of the mine shafts at Silksworth that ran below a lake in the area collapsed, leading to the lake draining out. The area was closed off for several months whilst the local authority repaired the problem.
[edit] Notable people
- Joe Clennell - former professional footballer
- Bobby Gurney - Sunderland A.F.C record goalscorer
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