Washington, Tyne and Wear
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland district of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it is the ancestral settlement of the local Washington family, from which the first President of the United States George Washington descended.
The old Washington village green
The Old Hall
Plaque in Durham Cathedral's cloisters for John Washington, who was Prior there.
Front Street in 1965
Sunderland, also known as the City of Sunderland, is a metropolitan borough with city status in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland, spanning a far larger area, including nearby towns including Washington, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring, as well as the surrounding villages and hamlets. The district also forms a large majority of Wearside which includes Chester-le-Street in County Durham.
Sunderland White Lighthouse
Washington, the largest town in the district
Houghton-le-Spring, one of the towns of the district
Hetton-le-Hole, one of the towns of the district