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Hendon Beach Lifeboat Station
Sunderland (Hendon Beach) Lifeboat Station was located on the coast between the Wearside and Grangetown areas of Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear. A lifeboat was first stationed at Hendon Beach in 1902, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). After just 10 years in operation, Hendon Beach Lifeboat Station was closed on 11 July 1912.
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Grangetown, Sunderland
Grangetown is a suburb of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Grangetown, which is an area within the Hendon Metropolitan District, was part of the Sunderland South parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, but in 2010 was made a ward of the new Sunderland Central parliamentary constituency.
Primarily consisting of low-rise suburbs, it borders the North Sea on its east side, and Leechmere Industrial Estate on its West side. It is approximately 2 kilometres south of Sunderland City Centre. Notable sites in Grangetown include Hendon Beach, which is inbetween Grangetown and Hendon and the Sunderland Eye Infirmary, the only eye infirmary in Sunderland. However, a new eye infirmary is being built in the City Centre, so there will be 2 eye infirmaries in Sunderland.
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Southmoor Academy
Southmoor Academy (formerly Southmoor Community School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Grangetown area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
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Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)
Sunderland South was, from 1950 until 2010, a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Sunderland Eye Infirmary
The Sunderland Eye Infirmary is a health facility in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. It is managed by the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.