Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Durham,

Archdeaconry of SUNDERLAND

 

Deanery	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
Chester le Street and Houghton	16	17	20
GATESHEAD	11	12	13
GATESHEAD, WEST	9	9	14
JARROW	15	17	22
WEARMOUTH	16	17	21
Totals	67	72	90

 

12.5% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Jarrow and Simonside	4
Boldons	3
Herrington, Penshaw & Shiney Row	3
Monkwearmouth St Andr	3
Blaydon & Swalwell	2
Gateshead	2
Greenside	2
Harlow Green and Lamesley	2
South Shields (All Sts)	2
Hebburn, St Cuthbert and St Oswald	2
High Spen and Rowlands Gill	2
Hillside (Lobley Hill & Marley Hill)	2
MILLFIELD (St Mark) and Pallion St Luke	2
North Wearside	2
Pelton and West Pelton	2
Saint Matthew's and Saint Wilfrid's Sunderland	2
Usworth	2
Whickham	2
Bensham and Teams	1
Birtley	1