Stockton-on-Tees
Town in County Durham, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census.[1] It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Valley, on the northern bank of the River Tees.
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Stockton-on-Tees
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Town | |
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Location within County Durham | |
Population | 84,815 |
OS grid reference | NZ440200 |
• London | 217 mi (349 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Areas of the town | |
Post town | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
Postcode district | TS16–TS21 |
Dialling code | 01642 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
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The Tees was straightened in the early 19th century for larger ships to access the town. The ports have since relocated closer to the North Sea and ships are no longer able to sail from the sea to the town due to the Tees Barrage, which was installed to manage tidal flooding. The Stockton and Darlington Railway, on which coal was ferried to the town for shipment, served the port during early part of the Industrial Revolution. The railway was also the world's first permanent steam-locomotive-powered passenger railway.