Pallion
Ward in Sunderland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.905, -1.424 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 37 56 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Pallion sits on the south bank of the River Wear in the west of Sunderland, and has a strong sense of place shaped by a long shipbuilding and heavy engineering past. The ward grew up around riverside yards and rows of terraced housing for workers, and the decline of those industries in the late 20th century left both a resilient local identity and economic challenges that continue to shape community life.
Today Pallion is a mix of council and private housing with active community groups, pockets of regeneration and riverside sites being repurposed, while remaining within easy reach of the centre of Sunderland and the University of Sunderland. Local cultural activity often draws on the area’s industrial heritage, and good bus links keep it connected to jobs and amenities across the city.
Postcode districts covering Pallion
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 10.6 miles
- Sunderland 0.5 miles
- Hartlepool 18.4 miles
- South Shields 5.3 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 23.5 miles
- Gateshead 7.1 miles
- Washington 3.5 miles
- Durham 10.3 miles
- Wallsend 7.7 miles
- Newburn 13.6 miles
- Whitley Bay 9.9 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 4.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sunderland Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Barnes Ward 0.8 miles
- St. Anne's Ward 0.9 miles
- Millfield Ward 1 mile
- Castle Ward 1.3 miles
- Sandhill Ward 1.5 miles
- Southwick Ward 1.5 miles
- Redhill Ward 1.6 miles
- St. Michael's Ward 1.7 miles
- Silksworth Ward 1.9 miles
- Hendon Ward 2.2 miles
- St. Chad's Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Pallion
SR4 6LP, SR4 6PH, SR4 0AW, SR4 0EQ, SR4 6UW, SR4 7TB, SR4 0BF, SR4 6SU, SR4 8NN … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 14 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 27.3 miles
- St Peters Rail Station 1.6 miles
- Sunderland Station 1.7 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 9.1 miles
- Haymarket bus station 9.1 miles
Hotels near Pallion Ad
- Holiday Inn Sunderland – City Centre 4 1.5 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland 4 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Newcastle South 4 2.6 miles
- Grand Hotel Sunderland 4 3 miles
- Travelodge Sunderland Central 3 1.4 miles
- The Lemonfield Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Premier Inn Sunderland City Centre 3 1.3 miles
- The Magnum Hotel, Sure Collection by Best Western 3 0.9 miles
- Sunderland Self Catering 3.5 1.1 miles
- Premier Inn Sunderland A19/A1231 3 1.4 miles
Schools in Pallion
- Highfield Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Stadium of Light Stadium 1.5 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 2.4 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 4.4 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 6.1 miles
- Shields Harbour Harbour 6.6 miles
- Arbeia museum Museum 6.9 miles
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 6.9 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 7.2 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 7.2 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 8.2 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 8.5 miles