Philadelphia, Tyne and Wear
- Philadelphia, Tyne and Wear
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Philadelphia
latitude= 54.865
longitude= -1.4833
population =
metropolitan_county= Tyne and Wear
metropolitan_borough= City of Sunderland
region= North East England
constituency_westminster= Houghton and Washington East
post_town= HOUGHTON LE SPRING
postcode_area= DH
postcode_district= DH4
dial_code= 0191
os_grid_reference= NZ333522
Philadelphia is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the A182 road between Newbottle and Shiney Row. Unlike Washington, it post-dates its namesake in the United States, being named during the American Revolutionary War by a local colliery owner to commemorate the British capture of the city.
The village cricket field is named "Bunker Hill", after another famous battle in that war.
External links
* [http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2002/9/20/120460.html Looking for the beginning and the end of Philadelphia story] , The Northern Echo, 20 September 2002
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