Sunderland

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Sunderland (cried Sunlun in the local Mackem byleid)[1] is a ceety in Nor-East Ingland.

In 2001, there wis aboot 290,000 indwallers in the ceety. It's the maist muckle steid in the 150-mile span atween Edinburgh an Leeds.

Fowk frae Sunderland is kent as Mackems.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Walker, Andy (11 November 2015). "Sunlun lad launches canny bewk The Mackem Dictionary... plus its top ten words of Wearside". The Northern Echo (in Inglis). Retrieved 22 Januar 2021.

Coordinates: 54°54′22″N 1°22′52″W / 54.9061°N 1.38113°W / 54.9061; -1.38113