Wearside is an unrecognised conurbation in North East England, mostly referring to the City of Sunderland, but also including parts of County Durham including Seaham The people of Wearside often refer to themselves as "Mackems". North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear History The metropolitan borough was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 by the merger of several districts of County Durham - Washington For the town of the same name in New South Wales, Australia see Seaham New South Wales Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour is Mackem is a term that refers to the accent dialect and people of the Wearside area or more specifically Sunderland, a city in North East England.
The principle settlement of Wearside is Sunderland, however the other areas of the conurbation are Washington, Durham, Chester le street, Houghton le spring, Easington, Hetton Le Hole and Seaham. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. Washington is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England Chester-le-Street is the main town in the Chester-le-Street district of County Durham, England. Houghton-le-Spring (ˈhəʊtən is a town that is nowadays found in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England that has its recorded origins in Norman times Hetton-le-Hole is a village/town and Civil parish situated between County Durham and the City of Sunderland, England. For the town of the same name in New South Wales, Australia see Seaham New South Wales Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour is
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Economy
Like all of the North East, Wearside and Sunderland were economically structured by Primary industry; with a great deal of the economy dependant on coal mining with large collieries such as Monkwearmouth Colliery, which declined rapidly during the mid 20th century and many areas became deprived with vast unemployment as a result. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Monkwearmouth Colliery (or Wearmouth Colliery was a major North Sea coal mine located on the north bank of the River Wear in Sunderland. The city of Sunderland and parts of Wearside have slowly rejuvenated over the years however many areas like Easington still face social problems today.
Media
The Sunderland Echo is the prime newspaper of Wearside and is sold throughout the area. The Sunderland Echo is an evening provincial newspaper serving the Sunderland, South Tyneside and East Durham areas of North Online Wearside is covered primarily by BBC Wear a regional subdivison of the BBC.
Sport
The Wearside Football League is one of the levels in the english football league system and contains amateur teams such as Easington Colliery A.F.C. and Seaham Red Star F.C.. Member clubs for 2008-09 season Annfield Plain | Ashbrooke Belford House | Boldon Community Association | Cleator Moor Celtic | Coxhoe Athletic | Easington Colliery | East } Easington Colliery Association Football Club are an English amateur football club based in Easington Colliery, County Durham, Seaham Red Star FC is a football club based in Seaham, England. The only professional football team located in the area is Sunderland A.F.C., a Premier League based in Sunderland. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. The only other professional sporting team that is located on Wearside is the Durham County Cricket Club, that is based in Chester le street. Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Chester-le-Street is the main town in the Chester-le-Street district of County Durham, England.
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