Thornaby-on-Tees
Town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish on the River Tees's southern bank. It is in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. The parish had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census, in the Teesside built-up area.[1][2]
Thornaby-on-Tees
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Town and civil parish | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 24,741 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ450180 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
Postcode district | TS17 |
Dialling code | 01642 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Town council website |
54.5585°N 1.3025°W / 54.5585; -1.3025 |
The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1892, during the Victorian era. The borough was abolished in 1968 on the creation of the County Borough of Teesside. Since 1974 Thornaby has formed part of the re-established borough of Stockton-on-Tees. A civil parish called Thornaby was re-created in 1996.
The modern centre was built on the north eastern part of Thornaby airfield and lies 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Stockton-on-Tees and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Middlesbrough.[3]