East Rainton is a village in the City of Sunderland

City of Sunderland

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, Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

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, in the north east of England

England

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. It is situated alongside the A690

A690 road

The A690 is a road in County Durham running from Sunderland in the east through Durham to Crook.-Sunderland section:Throughout the Sunderland section it is known as either Durham Road or New Durham Road, and is one of the major routes in and out of the city. A single carriageway section runs from...

 road between Sunderland and Durham

Durham

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, near Houghton-le-Spring

Houghton-le-Spring

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. It is home to Rainton Meadows

Rainton Meadows

Rainton Meadows is a nature reserve just to the east of East Rainton, Sunderland, north-east England. The reserve, which covers 60 ha, and the adjacent Joe's Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest, are managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.-Information:...

, the nature reserve.
It also has its own cricket club founded in 1851. The second team won the North east Durham league (division 2) in 2009.
The village has one pub in the form of the The Olde Ships Inn (Travellers Rest) which serves are range of beers and lagers in a traditional setting. This is only one of the four original pubs, these being the Travellers Rest, the Rose & Crown, the Blacksmiths Arms and the Village Tavern.
Other village facilities include the local branch post office, small village shop, the pub, a village primary school along with the church of St Cuthbert, the Methodist chapel and the village cricket Ground.