Doxford Park
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| North East England Place | |
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| Doxford Park | |
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| Suburb of: | Sunderland |
| District: | City of Sunderland |
| Constituency: | Sunderland South |
| Postcode area: | SR3, SR2 |
| Population: | 8,700 |
Doxford Park is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, located to the south-west of the city centre.
Doxford Park is also the name of a wooded area of land located within the suburb.
Doxford Park has been built up in stages from the 1970's onwards. It is made up of several small, predominantly private housing estates including Moorside, East Moorside, Chapelgarth, Hall Farm, Mill Hill and Burdon Vale. It is surrounded by the A19 to the west, farmland to the south, Silksworth to the North, and Tunstall to the east. It is intersected by the B1286 Doxford Park Way dual carriageway.
At the centre of the suburb lies a shopping centre built in the late 1970's and initially named the President Carter Shopping Centre, after it was opened by U.S. President Jimmy Carter during a state visit to the region in 1977. Following redevelopment in mid 1990's the centre is now a large Morrisons supermarket.
Doxford Park is well served with Primary Schools including the high-performing Benedict Biscop Church of England Primary School and Mill Hill Primary School. The Portland School for children with special needs was opened in the Chapelgarth area in December 2001 by Prime Minister Tony Blair. For secondary education, most children from the area go to Farringdon Community Sports College in the nearby estate of Farringdon, or the Venerable Bede School in Tunstall.
Doxford House, formerly known as Silksworth Hall, is a manor house built in 1775. In the early twentieth century, Charles David Doxford, the wealthy owner of Doxford Shipbuilding Company leased the land for 99 years. He landscaped the area creating the park as it is known today. The house is now the Lazarus Centre, a rehibilation centre for people with addictions.
The Doxford International Business Park is located in the suburb.
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