Millfield, Tyne and Wear

Millfield
Millfield Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	10,575 (2021) [1]
OS grid reference	NZ385570
Metropolitan borough	City of Sunderland
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SUNDERLAND
Postcode district	SR4
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Sunderland Central
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°54′23″N1°24′03″W / 54.906475°N 1.400882°W / 54.906475; -1.400882

Millfield is a suburb and electoral ward of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Millfield was part of the Sunderland North parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, but in 2010 was made a ward of the new Sunderland Central parliamentary constituency. ^{[2] [3]}

Primarily consisting of low-rise suburban households, it is flanked on its east side by the A1231 road, and on its west side by Sunderland Royal Hospital. The Millfield metro station is centrally located within Mllfield, besides an Aldi store on St. Marks Road, and Masjid e Anwaar e Madinah, the largest mosque in Sunderland. It connects Millfield to the Tyne and Wear Metro

History

An early Testament to Millfield can be found in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, where it is described as "a railway station in Durham; on the Sunderland, Leamside, and Bishop-Auckland railway, 1 mile West of Sunderland". ^[4] Prior to the 20th Century, much of Millfield was undeveloped, being primarily constituted of farmland and scattered houses. A Brickfield was present adjacent to the old train station, ^[5] where bricks were produced using clay sourced on the same site. An Engine Works and a quarry were also present near the station. ^[6]

Beginning in 1890, terraced houses began to be constructed where the former train station and brickfields were in order to house Sunderland's growing population. By the mid 1910's, all of Millfield had been turned into suburbs. ^[7]

Demography

In the 2021 Census, Millfield ward counted 10,616 residents ^[a] , down 11.9% from the 2011 census. ^[8] Of these, 56% of residents reported they lived with their family, 36.3% reported they lived alone, 3.2% lived alone with dependent children, and 4.5% had "other" accommodation.

The ethnic identity of Millfield's residents as listed in the 2011 and 2021 census is as follows:

Ethnic Identity	2011 United Kingdom census	2021 United Kingdom census
White	77%	64.5%
Asian	18.4%	23.1%
Black	2.2%	07.5%
Mixed	1.2%	1.5%
Other	1.2%	3.4%

At 28%, Millfield has the highest Foreign born population among its residents of any ward in Sunderland.

Notes

1. ^a Population data for Millfield collected by the ONS does not include the entire area of The Metropolitan District Ward of Millfield. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Ward-level population estimates (Official statistics in development) - Office for National Statistics".
2. "UK Parliamentary Constituencies - 1997".
3. "UK Parliamentary Constituencies - 2010".
4. "The imperial gazetteer of England and Wales : Embracing recent changes in counties, dioceses, parishes, and boroughs: General statistics: Postal arrangements: Railway systems, &c.; and forming a complete description of the country". 1870.
5. "Disused Stations:Millfield Station (1st site)".
6. https://maps.nls.uk/view/102341485
7. https://maps.nls.uk/view/101099528
8. "Population density - Census Maps, ONS".
9. "Census Maps - Census 2021 data interactive, ONS".
10. "Election Maps".