Pallion
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Pallion is a suburb, parish and electoral ward in Sunderland. Most of the buildings in the area were built during the Victorian Era and consist of large terraced houses built for wealthy shipbuilders, but also smaller one storey houses in other areas for local shipyard workers (the shipyard industry has now long gone). There is a local primary school and at the heart of the community is the parish church of St Luke and a shopping street. The area is also the home of Bobby Waugh, the farmer convicted of starting the 2001 UK foot and mouth crisis.
On the edge of the parish (on the bank of the River Wear) once stood Pallion Hall, the childhood home of Sir Joseph Swan, developer of the lightbulb. The house has since been demolished and is now a derelict shipyard. To the rear of this part of the area is a retail park which houses companies including Matalan, Kwik Save and Iceland and has a nearby metro link. There are also two industrial estates in the area, one of which houses companies producing Calor Gas and Rolls Royce aerospace engine fan discs.
| Preceding station |  Tyne and Wear Metro Lines |
Following station | ||
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| South Hylton | Green line | Millfield | ||
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