In a message dated 09/03/2004 16:30:55 GMT Standard Time, HelenMSul@aol.com writes: > She > gives her place of birth as Monkwearmouth. Being a total newcomer to this > part > of the country, could SKS please tell me exactly where this is. > Monkwearmouth is a parish, in Sunderland, on the north bank of the River Wear, famous for its Saxon Church and the connection to the Venerable Bede, who is widely regarded as the 'Father of English History'.  If you put Monkwearmouth into http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ you will get a map showing the location. Regards Stan Mapstone