Shiney Row
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Shiney Row is a village
in Houghton-le-Spring
, Tyne and Wear
. Shiney Row enjoys good travel links with the rest of Sunderland
. One of the City of Sunderland College
's main centres is located in Shiney Row. One of the most notable people who was born in Shiney Row was Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
, owner of the factory
that produced the first Transatlantic telegraph cable.
The village is also located at the south eastern end of the Washington Highway (A182
) - a dual carriageway that links the village with Washington and the A194
. The A182 carries on as a road as far as Seaham
on the East Durham Coast and links several ex-mining
communities along its length.
The village has a few facilities, notably the recently refurbished library and customer service centre and 2 doctors' surgeries: Grangewood Surgery and Westbourne Surgery. There are 4 Public Houses in Shiney Row - The Oddfellows Arms in Westbourne Terrace, The Shoulder of Mutton, The Wheatsheaf and the Travellers Rest located at nearby Mill Pit. There are also various other facilities including a community centre, churches, a post office, dry cleaner, various hairdressers, and other shops. Shiney Row college is also located in the area.
Its main primary school is Shiney Row Primary School which feeds into Houghton Kepier Sports College. It is however close to Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary school which feeds into the St Roberts RC School. Barnwell School is also near Shiney Row Primary School. Barnwell School feeds into Biddick School Sports College.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring is part of the City of Sunderland in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England that has its recorded origins in Norman times. It is situated almost equidistant between the cathedral city of Durham 7 miles to the south-west and the centre of the City of Sunderland about 6...
, Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
. Shiney Row enjoys good travel links with the rest of Sunderland
City of Sunderland
The City of Sunderland is a local government district of Tyne and Wear, in North East England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough...
. One of the City of Sunderland College
City of Sunderland College
Sunderland College, is a Further Education, Higher Education College based in Sunderland, North East England. The enrolment includes around 6,300 part-time learners and approximately 4,800 full-time students...
's main centres is located in Shiney Row. One of the most notable people who was born in Shiney Row was Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet, JP was a self-made businessman from Gateshead in the North-East of England. A colliery labourer who went on to own several coal mines, he later bought a wire rope manufacturing company which manufactured the first Transatlantic telegraph cable...
, owner of the factory
that produced the first Transatlantic telegraph cable.
The village is also located at the south eastern end of the Washington Highway (A182
A182 road
The A182 begins on the A194 motorway between Gateshead and Washington. Though it is a non-primary route it takes the form of a fast grade-separated dual carriageway passing through the New town of Washington from the A194, before meeting at a roundabout with the A183 in Shiney Row.During this dual...
) - a dual carriageway that links the village with Washington and the A194
A194 road
The A194 road is a road in Tyne and Wear, England. It runs northeast from its start at junction 65 of the A1/A1 near Washington, and the first are motorway standard, designated the A194...
. The A182 carries on as a road as far as Seaham
Seaham
Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour, is a small town in County Durham, situated south of Sunderland and east of Durham. It has a small parish church, St Mary the Virgin, with a late 7th century Anglo Saxon nave resembling the church at Escomb in many respects. St Mary the Virgin is regarded as one of...
on the East Durham Coast and links several ex-mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
communities along its length.
The village has a few facilities, notably the recently refurbished library and customer service centre and 2 doctors' surgeries: Grangewood Surgery and Westbourne Surgery. There are 4 Public Houses in Shiney Row - The Oddfellows Arms in Westbourne Terrace, The Shoulder of Mutton, The Wheatsheaf and the Travellers Rest located at nearby Mill Pit. There are also various other facilities including a community centre, churches, a post office, dry cleaner, various hairdressers, and other shops. Shiney Row college is also located in the area.
Its main primary school is Shiney Row Primary School which feeds into Houghton Kepier Sports College. It is however close to Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary school which feeds into the St Roberts RC School. Barnwell School is also near Shiney Row Primary School. Barnwell School feeds into Biddick School Sports College.