Pennywell

Pennywell is also one of the UK's largest post-war social housing schemes, and is situated in the central-west area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England. Pennywell is the largest local authority housing estate in the City of Sunderland. The estate was built between 1949 - 1953 and consists mostly of semi-detached houses. The name Pennywell is of Celtic origin and is thought to mean "wellspring at the top of the hill".