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Sunderland Point

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Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
Sunderland Point
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3 The Ln, Sunderland, Morecambe LA3 3HS, UK

Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It was used as a port for slave ships and cotton ships but its importance declined as other ports such as Lancaster were opened up. Sunderland is unique in the United Kingdom as being the only community to be on the mainland and yet dependent upon tidal access. The only vehicular access to the village is via a single-track road from Overton 1.5 miles away crossing a tidal marsh. The road is covered by water at every high tide. Among other effects, this results in the children of Sunderland sometimes being required to arrive late at school in Overton or to leave early to avoid being cut off by the tide.Strictly speaking, Sunderland Point is the name of the tip of the peninsula on which the village of Sunderland stands, but the name is frequently applied to the village itself.
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