Grindon, Sunderland

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Grindon
Coordinates: 54.889° N 1.442° W Grindon shown within Tyne and Wear
Population	10,000
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	SR4
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Sunderland South
European Parliament	North East England
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Grindon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in the United Kingdom.

Grindon means "green hill" (implying a grassy hill), from Old English grene "green" and dun "hill". The name was recorded as Greneduun in 1156.
The change from Gren- to Grin- may have been influenced by Old English griot or Old Norse griōr "grit, gravel".

Located two to three miles to the west of the city centre along Chester Road, Grindon is a densely-populated area of Sunderland. It includes a wide-variety of housing, from modern, newly-built estates and massive post-war housing projects, to prefab bungalows that were built to house people whose homes were bombed during World War II.

Grindon houses 2 pubs, namely The Grindon Mill and The Gleneagles, formerly The Sandhills. In 2004 the electoral ward of Grindon was changed to include Thorney Close and is now known as the Sandhill Ward, a primarily labour controlled ward. There is also The Grindon Broadway social club which has played host to many famous acts including Bobby Thompson (the little waster) and Roy "chubby" Brown. It is also Home to 4 churches, The Holy Family Catholic church, St Oswalds Church, The Grindon United Reform Church and the Bethany Memorial Church.

The population of Grindon is approximately 10,000. Making it now the largest estate in the city.^{[citation needed]}