Sunderland, Lancashire
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Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It was used as a port for slave ships and cotton ships but its importance declined as other ports such as Lancaster were opened up.
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Sunderland
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Sunderland from across the River Lune | |
OS grid reference | SD426562 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MORECAMBE |
Postcode district | LA3 |
Dialling code | 01524 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
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Strictly speaking, "Sunderland Point" is the name of the tip of the peninsula on which the village of Sunderland stands, but the name is frequently applied to the village itself.