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Æthelstan and Ryhope Village blue plaque

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Æthelstan and Ryhope Village blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Ryhope Village. This once rural settlement can be traced back to 930AD when it was recovered from the Scots by the Saxon King Athelstan. It was evolved as a 3-row village about a triangular green and was once popular with the Bishops of Durham for sea bathing. Recorded plaque organisation: City of Sunderland.

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