Penshaw locally /ˈpɛnʃə/, formerly known as Painshaw or Pensher is a village in the metropolitan district of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England.

Leisure facilities include the easily accessible Herrington Country Park, which contains a play area, amphitheatre, skateboard park, lake with extensive wildlife and a memorial site to Herrington Colliery which once mined the site for coal.

There are three public houses, The Prospect (original name recently restored), The Monument (formerly The Ship) and The Grey Horse.

An annual cross-country event takes place in May or June each year when Sunderland Harriers stage the Penshaw Hill Race[9] with a presentation to the winner and runners up in The Monument public house after the race.

[10] There are extensive views from the top of Penshaw Hill on a clear day: Durham Cathedral to the South West, the coast of Roker and Seaburn to the East and the Cheviot Hills to the North.