Sunderland

BACKHOUSEPARK
BARLEYMOWPARK
BISHOPWEARMOUTH
DANWGRIFFIN
EMPIRETHEATRE
GREATNORTHFOREST
LEWISCARROLL
LSLOWRY
MACKEMACCENT
MONKWEARMOUTH
PENSHAWMONUMENT
RAINTONMEADOWS
ROKERBEACH
ROYALTYTHEATRE
SEABURNBEACH
STADIUMOFLIGHT
STMICHAEL'S
SUNDERLANDMINSTER
SUNNYCON
TERPISCHORE
TRIATHLONPARK
VESTATILLEY
WEARSIDEJACK
WILDLIFEGARDEN
WINTERGARDENS

Key points of interest in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England. In Old English sundor meant ‘separate’, with ‘land’ clearly referring to the extent of the area involved (Ancestry.com, [s.d.]). The Anglo-Saxon monk and poet Bede (673-735 AD), who is reputed to have been born in the region, states that the land concerned was split off from that of the monastery of Monkwearmouth, which stood on the north bank of the River Wear (Simpson, 2009). SOURCE In the graphic novel Alice in Sunderland, the comics author and artist Bryan Talbot tells the history of Sunderland from the Middle Ages to the current day. As he himself states: “In words and pictures, the alchemy of the comic medium shall conjure a vision of Sunderland in the crucible of your imagination.” Described by critics as a literary and visual masterpiece, the work, which is an eclectic mix of myth, history, and autobiography, is seen by many as the artist’s greatest achievement to date. REFERENCES Ancestry.com. [s.d.] Sunderland family history. http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sunderland [2014, April 18]. Simpson, David. 2009. Place-names meanings P to S. Roots of the region. http://www.englandsnortheast.co.uk/PlaceNameMeaningsPtoS.html [2014, April 18]. Talbot, Bryan. 2007. Alice in Sunderland. Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Comics. Enjoy this puzzle? If so, then maybe you'd like to check out my book of word search puzzles that is now available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Towns-Villages-Situated-Along-TransPennine/dp/1530873045/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480482199&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=louis+henderson+word+search.

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BACKHOUSEPARK  217n
BARLEYMOWPARK  118n
BISHOPWEARMOUTH  814n
DANWGRIFFIN  185s
EMPIRETHEATRE  418n
GREATNORTHFOREST  319e
LEWISCARROLL  716e
LSLOWRY  1615w
MACKEMACCENT  85se
MONKWEARMOUTH  1620w
PENSHAWMONUMENT  1917w
RAINTONMEADOWS  52s
ROKERBEACH  154s
ROYALTYTHEATRE  319n
SEABURNBEACH  91e
STADIUMOFLIGHT  193s
STMICHAEL'S  193w
SUNDERLANDMINSTER  1111sw
SUNNYCON  911ne
TERPISCHORE  71s
TRIATHLONPARK  82e
VESTATILLEY  109se
WEARSIDEJACK  1818w
WILDLIFEGARDEN  204s
WINTERGARDENS  613n