Thorney Close

Infobox UK place
official_name= Thorney Close
country= England
region= North East England
static_

static_image_caption= Thorndale Road, Thorney Close
map_type= Tyne and Wear
population= 9,938
latitude= 54.8828
longitude= -1.4316
post_town= SUNDERLAND
postcode_area= SR
postcode_district= SR3
constituency_westminster= Sunderland South
metropolitan_borough= City of Sunderland
metropolitan_county= Tyne and Wear

Thorney Close is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England.

It is located on the northern edge of the A690 (Durham Road), and borders with Grindon to the north and Herrington to the south, and the A19 to the west.

Work began on the council estate in 1947 and the first 77 houses were completed in 1948. In 1971 the population had risen to just under 14,000. [cite web
url=http://www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1512&ArticleID=1958387
title=Diamond date for Thorney Close
work=Sunderland Echo | accessdate=16th January
accessyear=2007 ] According to the 2001 Census, the population was 9,938, with 36.7% living in council houses. [cite web
url=http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/Public/Editable/Themes/theCity/Key-Statistics-Environment/Census/fc-thorney-close.pdf
title=Thorney Close 2001 Census Ward Card
work=Sunderland City Council| accessdate=16th January
accessyear=2007 ]

The estate has three shopping arcades, a community centre, two public houses, a recently built residential home for the elderly, three Methodist churches, and two primary schools, and a secondary school which was rebuilt in 2003. The former secondary school site is host to the new school, community centre, the local branch library, which was moved from Grindon and a walk in health centre.

Most of the streets in Thorney Close begin with the letter "T". "Such as, Telford Road, Thames Road, Thorney Close Road, Taunton Square, Tadcaster Road."

Deprivation

According to the "Indices of Deprivation" published by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions in 2000, Thorney Close ranks worst of all twenty-four wards in Sunderland for Income, Employment (55th most deprived ward in England), and Child Poverty (147th most deprived ward in England). It is second most deprived ward in Sunderland overall, behind Southwick. [cite web
url=http://www.tyne-wear-research.gov.uk/TWRI.nsf/a995f08678e0882f80256688005190dd/85ccf9e05e699cf9802569cb0035cea5/$FILE/IMD2000%20Tyne%20and%20Wear%20wards.doc
title=Indices of Deprivation
work=Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions| accessdate=16th January
accessyear=2007 ]

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