Redcar
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For other uses, see Redcar (disambiguation).
Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located 7 miles (11 km) east of Middlesbrough.
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Redcar | |
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Town | |
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Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 37,073 [1] |
OS grid reference | NZ601252 |
• London | 220 mi (350 km) SSE |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Places | |
Post town | REDCAR |
Postcode district | TS10–TS11 |
Dialling code | 01642 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
54.618°N 1.069°W / 54.618; -1.069 |
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The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision had a population of 37,073 at the 2011 Census.[1] The town is made up of Coatham, Dormanstown, Kirkleatham, Newcomen, West Dyke, Wheatlands and Zetland.[2]
It gained a town charter in 1922, from then until 1968 it was governed by the municipal borough of Redcar. Since the abolition of County Borough of Teesside, which existed from 1968 until 1974, the town has been unparished.[3]