The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a

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area in England with borough status in

County Durham County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...

and

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. In 2021, it had a population of 196,600. Its main settlement and namesake of the borough is

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. 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 Val ...

, which lies on the north bank of the

River Tees The River Tees (), in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea in the North East of England. The modern-day history of the river has been tied with the industries ...

, along with the towns of

Billingham Billingham is a List of towns in England, town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in County Durham, England. The town is on the north side of the River Tees and is governed as part of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees unitary authority ...

and

Norton-on-Tees Norton, also known as Norton-on-Tees, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, in County Durham, England. The suburbs of Roseworth and Ragworth are notable areas of the town. Billingham Beck is to the east of the town, the beck flo ...

, in County Durham. It also includes the towns of Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby-on-Tees and

Yarm Yarm-on-Tees, or simply Yarm, is a market town in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a meander of the River Tees, extending south-east to the River Leven, North Yorkshire, River Leven and south to the village of Kirklevington. A civil parish i ...

, all south of the Tees, in North Yorkshire. The borough locally governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The borough forms part of the Tees Valley together with four other nearby boroughs (

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

, Redcar and Cleveland, and

Hartlepool Hartlepool ( ) is a seaside resort, seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is governed by a unitary authority borough Borough of Hartlepool, named after the town. The borough is part of the devolved Tees Valley area with an estimat ...

). All bridges spanning the River Tees are partially within the borough, including the Yarm Viaduct and the

Tees Transporter Bridge The Tees Transporter Bridge, also referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge or, locally, as The Transporter, is a bridge over the River Tees in northern England. The northern side is in Port Clarence (Stockton-on-Tees) and the southern ...

, with the

to the south downstream on the other side to the east of the borough.

Teesside International Airport Teesside International Airport , formerly Durham Tees Valley Airport, is a small international airport in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It primarily serves Teesside (including Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees), south and ...

is shared between the borough and the

History

Municipal authority

Stockton previously held borough status as the Municipal Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in historic County Durham.

Loss of status

In 1968, the borough was merged into Teesside County Borough; this civil parish was a part of the ceremonial (not administrative) North Riding county until its abolition.

District authority

The town regained borough status on 1 April 1974 as a result of the

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. It became a

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of the County of Cleveland, itself established at the same time. Multiple parishes and boroughs merged into Stockton's newly formed district borough: *Teesside County Borough's area covering the former Stockton, Billingham and Thornaby municipal boroughs, *Hilton, Ingleby Barwick, Kirklevington, Maltby, and Yarm parishes of the previous North Riding County-administered Stokesley Rural District, and *Part of the County Durham-administered Stockton Rural District parishes.

Unitary authority

The borough became a

on 1 April 1996. It is ceremonially split between County Durham and North Yorkshire, to the north and south of the Tees respectively. It is the only council in England to be split between two ceremonial counties. The former districts and boroughs of Durham now form the unitary authority of

, so ceremonial County Durham now has four

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Economy

The

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has published
chart
(pp. 240–253) of the trend of regional gross value of Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees (figures in Sterling illions. includes hunting and forestry. includes energy and construction. includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured. Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, the borough was recorded as having a population of 196,595 with 50.9% being female. For sexuality, those who identified as Straight or

Heterosexual Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions ...

were 91.6%, Gay or

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were 1.4%,

Bisexual Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior toward both males and females. It may also be defined as the attraction to more than one gender, to people of both the same and different gender, or the attraction t ...

was 0.9%, Pansexual was 0.2%, Asexual was 0.0%,

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was 0.0, 'All other sexual orientations' were 0.0% and those who did not answer were 5.9%. ote, for percentages with 0.0%, this may due to a number too low to represent using the number of digits supplied rather than a lack of those who identified as that specific idea

Local Nature Reserves

The council maintains a number of local nature reserves including Barwick Pond, Charlton's Pond, Greenvale, Hardwick Dene and Elm Tree Woods, Norton Grange Marsh, Quarry Wood (Eaglescliffe), and Stillington Forest Park.

Town and parish councils

Town councils

* County Durham:

*North Yorkshire: Ingleby Barwick • Thornaby-on-Tees • Yarm-on-Tees

Parish councils

*North Yorkshire: Hilton • Kirklevington and Castle Levington • Maltby County Durham:

References

External links

Statistics
about Stockton-on-Tees from the

2001 census {{DEFAULTSORT:Stockton-on-Tees, Borough of Unitary authority districts of England Places in the Tees Valley Local government districts of County Durham Non-metropolitan districts of North Yorkshire Boroughs in England