Ryhope, Durham

Description
Ryhope, a village, a township, and an ecclesiastical parish in Bishop Wearmouth parish, Durham. The village stands on the coast, 2 1/4 miles S by E of Sunderland; was anciently called Refhope; is a sea-bathing resort; has stations on the N.E.R. and the Seaham and Sunderland railway, and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Sunderland. The township is partly in the county borough of Sunderland, contains also the village of Ryhope Colliery, about a mile to the W, and comprises 1583 acres of land and 180 of water; population, 7541. The manor belongs to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. There are extensive colliery works. A dene 2 miles long, traversed by a rushing stream, goes down to the village. The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1854, and includes the township of Burdon. Population, 7666. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham; gross value, £300. Patron, the Bishop of Durham. The church, built in 1870, consists of chancel, nave, S aisle, S transept, and a tower, and contains several memorial windows. There are Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels, a place of worship for Christian Lay Brethren, and Salvation Army barracks; also a bank, a miners' hall, and a police station.