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Washington, Tyne and Wear
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it joined a new county in 1974 with the creation of Tyne and Wear. Washington is located geographically at an equal distance from the centres of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland, hence it has close ties to all three cities.
Washington was designated a new town in 1964; it expanded dramatically, by the creation of new villages and the absorption of areas of Chester-le-Street, to house overspill population from surrounding cities.
At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 67,085.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-northeastengland.php?cityid=E35001427 )〕
==Name==
Early references appear around 1096 in Old English as Wasindone. The etymological origin is disputed and there are several proposed theories for how the name "Washington" came about. Early interpretations included Wasindone (''people of the hill by the stream'', 1096), or Wassyngtona (''settlement of Wassa's people'', 1183).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A guide to Washington, Tyne and Wear. Washington tourist information, local contacts, attractions and reviews )〕
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