Washington
Built-up area in Sunderland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.901, -1.512 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 31 56 |
| Population: | 53,526 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Washington sits within the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, roughly between Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham. Designated a New Town in 1964 to ease housing pressure on Wearside, it blends planned suburban neighbourhoods with older villages; its name goes back to Anglo‑Saxon origins and the town is best known historically for Washington Old Hall, the timber‑framed manor linked to the family of George Washington.
Today Washington mixes green spaces and leisure attractions such as the Washington Wetland Centre with business parks and retail facilities that underpin the local economy. Good road links make it a convenient commuter base for nearby cities, and socially it combines a village feel in parts with the community amenities and layout of a modern English new town.
Postcode districts covering Washington
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 8.3 miles
- Sunderland 3.8 miles
- Hartlepool 20.1 miles
- South Shields 6.7 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 24 miles
- Gateshead 4.2 miles
- Durham 8.5 miles
- Wallsend 7 miles
- Newburn 10.6 miles
- Whitley Bay 10.3 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 4.3 miles
- Blyth 15.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Washington Central Ward 0.5 miles
- Washington East Ward 0.8 miles
- Washington North Ward 1.3 miles
- Penshaw Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Washington South Ward 1.6 miles
- Washington West Ward 1.7 miles
- Shiney Row Ward 2 miles
- Springwell Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Birtley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Shiney Row and Penshaw Built-up area 2.5 miles
- North Lodge Parish 2.6 miles
- St. Anne's Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Washington
NE38 9BE, NE38 7DG, NE38 8AS, NE37 2DU, NE38 7EG, NE37 1LE, NE38 7EY, NE37 3BL, NE37 1DD … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 11.8 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 27.2 miles
- Heworth Station 3.9 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 6.6 miles
- Haymarket bus station 6.6 miles
Hotels in Washington Ad
- Holiday Inn Washington 3.5
- Campanile Hotel Washington
- Mercure Newcastle George Washington Golf And Spa 4
- Travelodge Washington A1 (M) Northbound 3
- The Reston Hotel, Part of AG Collection 3
- Premier Inn Newcastle - Washington 3
- Victoria Inn
Schools in Washington
- Albany Village Primary School Primary
- Barmston Village Primary School Primary
- Biddick Academy Secondary
- Biddick Primary School Primary
- Blackfell Primary School Primary
- Columbia Grange School Special
- Fatfield Academy Primary
- George Washington Primary School Primary
- Holley Park Academy Primary
- John F Kennedy Primary School Primary
- Lambton Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
- Oxclose Community Academy Secondary
- Oxclose Primary Academy Primary
- Rickleton Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington Secondary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Dunkeld Close Estate 2.7 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 5 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 5 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 5.4 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 5.7 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 5.8 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 5.9 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 6.1 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 6.1 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 6.2 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 6.2 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 6.4 miles