Sunderland

AYTONPARK
BACKHOUSEPARK
BARLEYMOWPARK
BISHOPWEARMOUTH
DANWGRIFFIN
EMPIRETHEATRE
FPITMUSEUM
GREATNORTHFOREST
LEWISCARROLL
LSLOWRY
MACKEMACCENT
MONKWEARMOUTH
MOWBRAYPARK
PENSHAWMONUMENT
RAINTONMEADOWS
ROYALTYTHEATRE
SEABURNBEACH
STADIUMOFLIGHT
STMICHAEL'S
SUNDERLANDMINSTER
TERPISCHORE
TRIATHLONPARK
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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AYTONPARK  619n
BACKHOUSEPARK  28s
BARLEYMOWPARK  68se
BISHOPWEARMOUTH  117n
DANWGRIFFIN  106se
EMPIRETHEATRE  44e
FPITMUSEUM  1811sw
GREATNORTHFOREST  33e
LEWISCARROLL  418n
LSLOWRY  115se
MACKEMACCENT  32e
MONKWEARMOUTH  31e
MOWBRAYPARK  1816nw
PENSHAWMONUMENT  320n
RAINTONMEADOWS  520ne
ROYALTYTHEATRE  520n
SEABURNBEACH  720ne
STADIUMOFLIGHT  1919n
STMICHAEL'S  720e
SUNDERLANDMINSTER  1111nw
TERPISCHORE  59se
TRIATHLONPARK  55e
WEARSIDEJACK  192sw
WILDLIFEGARDEN  2015n
WINTERGARDENS  194sw