Wearside

Wearside

Sunderland Built-up area
Wearside Sunderland Built-up area
Built-up area
	The Penshaw Monument
	Sunderland Built-up area's sub divisions
	Wearside Location of Wearside in northern England
	Coordinates: 54°54′14″N 1°22′52″W / 54.90389°N 1.38111°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North East
Sub divisions	List Sunderland; Washington; Houghton-le-Spring; Chester-le-Street; Hetton-le-Hole; Whitburn; Fence Houses; Bournmoor; South Hetton; Springwell Village; Ouston; Pelton; Birtley;
Population (2011)
• Total	335,415
Demonym(s)	Mackem; Wearsider
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)

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Wearside (/ˈwɪərsaɪd/) is a built-up area in County Durham and Tyne and Wear, England. It is named after the River Wear which flows through it and traditionally all in the County of Durham.

In the 2011 census, its official name was the Sunderland Built-up area since Sunderland is its largest part, the urban area extends to the surrounding City of Sunderland district, small parts of County Durham district and a small part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.