Castletown, Sunderland

Coordinates: 54°54′54″N 1°26′46″W / 54.915°N 1.446°W / 54.915; -1.446

Castletown
Castletown shown within Tyne and Wear
Population	3,000
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	SR5
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
European Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Sunderland North
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Castletown is an area of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. It is north of the River Wear, and is near to Hylton Castle and Washington. Currently, the just beyond Castletown shops, there is a renovation project, which aims to demolish the old pit houses and build new, bigger and better houses. This has not gone down well with those living in those houses, or the owner of the houses, who are now causing big problems within Sunderland City Council.

At the opposite end of Castletown, there is Fulford Grange(which is more commonly known as the posh end and also Corned Beef City). Most houses are semi-detached and with the houses being relatively young, they are in great condition. Fulford Grange was the home of Michael Gray,( I'm not sure that he came from there, You'll find he originally came from the centre of castletown, living for a long time at Jennifer avenue with his parents) who played for Sunderland before continuing his career at a different football club. It is also home to Kieron Brady, another ex Sunderland footballer.

Currently, the records state that Castletown is the least ethnically diverse town in Sunderland, with 99.3% of the population being white.

During the search for the Yorkshire Ripper, the accent of 'Wearside Jack' was puported to be from the Castletown area of Sunderland.

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