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Barnes is an inner suburb in the southwest of Sunderland in northeast England, situated about a mile from the city centre. The area is split into Barnes, which lies towards the east, and High Barnes, which lies around Barnes Park and the Bede Sixth Form Centre of City of Sunderland College. Barnes is bounded by Chester Road to the north, Durham Road on the south, Springwell Road to the west and the city centre to the east.

Barnes Park is a historic public park in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. Taken together with its post-war extensions, which run to the former county borough boundary, it is the largest park in the city.

Sunderland College, is a further education, higher education college based in Sunderland, North East England. The enrolment includes around 6,300 part-time learners and approximately 4,800 full-time students. A report following a January 2010 Ofsted inspection awarded the school a Grade 2 (good) that included a Grade 1 (outstanding) on 3 inspection criteria.

Cox Green is a village in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, situated on the south bank of the River Wear between Penshaw and Offerton. The village is linked to Washington Staithes on the north bank of the river, by the Cox Green Footbridge. It is primarily a residential village.

Sunderland Royal Hospital is an acute general hospital in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. It is managed by the City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

Sandhill View Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

Grindon is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in the United Kingdom. Located three miles to the west of the city centre along Chester Road, Grindon is a densely populated area of Sunderland. It includes a wide variety of housing, from modern, newly built estates to massive post-war housing projects, built to house people whose homes were bombed during World War II.