Ryhope
Ryhope | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | SUNDERLAND | |
Postcode district | SR2 | |
Dialling code | 0191 | |
Police | Northumbria | |
Fire | Tyne and Wear | |
Ambulance | North East | |
Sunderland Central | ||
Ryhope (.
The older village section is centred on a triangular 'green', which contains a war monument. The newer 'Colliery' area of Ryhope flanks the Ryhope Street/Tunstall Bank road, which lead toward the Tunstall and Silksworth areas of Sunderland.
Geography and administration
The A1018 'Southern Radial Route', which opened in 2008, bypasses Ryhope along the clifftops and takes traffic toward the Port of Sunderland in Hendon and other routes to the centre and north of Sunderland.
The B1287 Sea View Road links Ryhope with the town of Seaham to the south.
Ryhope is surrounded by farmland meaning it is a relatively isolated suburb of Sunderland. A number of cycle routes run through the village, including the National Cycle Network Route number 1 which is looked after by a local team of Sustrans Rangers.
Located to the south-west of the village is Cherry Knowle Hospital which is part of the South of Tyne and Wearside Mental Health NHS Trust. It has long been the main mental health services complex for the Wearside area. The Ryhope Engines Museum is also located in this area.
Ryhope was part of the
History
Ryhope (from the Old English reof hoppas, meaning "rough valley"
Ryhope has a strong history of
Located on the
A bronze statue of a pit pony was erected on a plinth on the Stockton Road entrance to Ryhope in 2009 by the Ryhope Development Trust. The statue was stolen for a second time in October 2021; its subsequently replacement with toys, teddy bears and rocking horses gained viral popularity online in 2023.[4]
World War II
In March 1944 Ryhope was the scene of the conclusion of the epic last flight of the
Sport
There are two football clubs in the town, Ryhope Colliery Welfare and Sunderland Ryhope Community Association, both members of the Northern League.
Notable people
- Sunderland AFCmanager
- Ronald Radd, actor
- Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland from 2014 into the 2020s, has family connections to the area, her paternal grandmother having been born in Ryhope.[5]
- Simon Fenton, actor and columnist
Tourism
Among natural features, Ryhope adjoins
Ryhope is also home to the world's first (and so far only) listed Pigeon Cree.[6]
References
- ^ "Sunderland ward population 2011". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Recognition of ancient names". Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
- ^ "Ryhope Colliery | sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk". Twsitelines.info. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Stolen Ryhope pit pony statue replaced by toy horse". BBC News. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Rhodes, David (3 June 2015). "Sunderland roots of SNP's Nicola Sturgeon". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "The region's weirdest tourist attraction?". Sunderland Echo. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2019.