Shiney Row is a village in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear. Shiney Row enjoys good travel links with the rest of Sunderland. One of the City of Sunderland College's main centres was located in Shiney Row, however the college was retired in 2014 with plans to develop residential housing being pushed forward. In April 2015, this college was subject to a fire of unknown cause. One of the most notable people who was born in Shiney Row was Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet, owner of the factory that produced the first Transatlantic telegraph cable.