I was informed once 'if you were born within the smell of the Tyne you were a Geordie' Pom Bruce Dodd wrote: > I remember as a child (born outside Toronto) asking my dad the same > question. He told me that he, from Monkwearmouth might, at a stretch, > be considered a borderline Geordie. But (wink) my mother, from > Bishopwearmouth, was beyond the pale entirely. > > And if I knew how to get rid of the pestilential - and untrue - note > below, believe me I would do so > > Bruce Dodd > Ottawa > >

Sunderland is on the NORTH side of the River Wear and Monkwearmouth is on the south side of the River Wear. A bridge connects the Two.. Betty. >> > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.142/2623 - Release Date: 01/15/10 03:35:00

Betty I think you have this the wrong way round. Monkwearmouth is on the north side of the River Wear, the original settlement of Sunderland was on the south side, at the mouth of the river. Bishopwearmouth is also on the south side a little way inland. The three became Sunderland which is on both sides of the river. Several bridges connect the two. Meg -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Betty Holmes Sent: 15 January 2010 18:56 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] Re Geordie Origins Sunderland is on the NORTH side of the River Wear and Monkwearmouth is on the south side of the River Wear. A bridge connects the Two.. Betty. >> > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.142/2623 - Release Date: 01/15/10 03:35:00 The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 363 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

> Sunderland is on the NORTH side of the River Wear and Monkwearmouth is on > the south > side of the River Wear. A bridge connects the Two.. Betty. > Betty, You have it wrong, Monkwearmouth is North of the River Wear. Bishopwearmouth south of the River Wear. Sunderland is North & South of the River Wear. John Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne little.blobby2@btinternet.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~littleblobby/ http://www.freewebs.com/littleblobby/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2623 - Release Date: 01/15/10 07:35:00