Teesside
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| Status: | County Borough |
| Admin. HQ: | Middlesbrough |
| Created: | 1968 |
| Abolished: | 1974 |
| Succeeded by: | Cleveland |
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in North East England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar and surrounding settlements. It was also the name of a county borough between 1968 and 1974.
Local government
Historically these towns were located in the counties of Yorkshire and Durham, however on April 1 1968 they were removed and became part of the county borough of Teesside through the merger of the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Stockton, Thornaby-on-Tees, along with Billingham, Eston, Redcar and part of Stokesley Rural District.
In 1974 the Teesside county borough was absorbed into the larger non-metropolitan county of Cleveland along with the towns of Hartlepool and Guisborough. The Teesside area was partitioned between the boroughs of Stockton, Middlesbrough and Langbaurgh.
Local government reorganisation in 1996 saw the county of Cleveland broken up into the four independent unitary authority boroughs of Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland. At this time they were returned to the counties of North Yorkshire and County Durham for ceremonial purposes, with Stockton-on-Tees becoming the only district in England split between two ceremonial counties.
In 1998 the neighbouring borough of Darlington also became an independent unitary authority and this along with the four former Cleveland boroughs form the sub-region of the Tees Valley which is used for statistical purposes and governmental organisation as well as increasing economic and cultural connections.
Urban area
The Teesside Urban Area identified by the ONS for statistical purposes had a population of 365,323 according to the 2001 census, and had the following urban sub-areas
However, the combined population of the neighbourhoods within the continuous stretch of urban area has a population of 388,500 and also includes the villages of Eaglescliffe and Yarm which are quickly becoming closer to Ingleby Barwick which continues to expand west to the River Tees.The name
Teesside continues to be used locally to refer the entire urban area and the name can still be seen in the following uses:
- University of Teesside
- Teesside retail and leisure park which was founded by the now defunct Teesside Development Corporation
- TS postcode area however Teesside is not a Royal Mail post town
- Teesside continues to be used as signed destination on UK road signs. It is only once the actual boroughs are entered that local town names are used.
Hartlepool
The town of Hartlepool is often included by some people in their definition of Teesside due to its proximity and historical and cultural links. However Hartlepool was not included in the county borough of Teesside between 1968 and 1974 but was in the county of Cleveland between 1974 and 1996. Hartlepool, as part of Cleveland, was covered by the regeneration work of the Teesside Development Corporation and is included in the TS postcode area. The town does have its own dialing code, 01429, as opposed to 01642 which covers Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Middlesbrough and surrounding settlements. Hartlepool is not covered by Teesside on British road signs.
Food
Teesside is home of the Parmesan, or Parmo.
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