Tunstall is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England which is mostly a privately purchased estate.
Since 1966 pilgrims have erected crucifixes on the hill every Good Friday.
Tunstall is a village that has been present since the early middle ages, first mentioned in the 1183 Norman era Boldon Book the contemporary village green continues to mirror its medieval shape.
By the 14th century, Hatfield's survey of Durham recorded 12 tenants in the village who held 110 acres of block demesne lands, with 14 dwellings, a mill and two cottages on the land.
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