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STOCKTON-ON-TEES - LoveToKnow Article on STOCKTON-ON-TEES Stockton was divided into two parts: the town, governed by the bailiff of the bishop and afterwards by the vicar and vestrymen, and the borough, under a mayor and aldermen. The importance of Stockton as a port dates from the end of the 18th century, when there was a considerable trade in lead, dairy- produce and timber. Camden speaks of Stockton as a neat, well-built corporation town and especially commends the ale brewed there and sent to various parts of the country. www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/STOCKTON_ON_TEES.htm

Stockton-on-Tees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Stockton-Middlesbrough Initiative is a 20 year vision for regenerating the urban core of the Tees Valley, the main focus being the 30 km² area along the banks of the River Tees between the two centres of Stockton and Middlesbrough. Stockton began as an Anglo-Saxon settlement on high ground close to the northern bank of the River Tees. Stockton-on-Tees population 186,283, is an industrial town and port on the River Tees in north-eastern England. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stockton_on_Tees

Stockton-on-Tees (borough) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Durham Tees Valley Airport is also partly within the borough. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stockton-on-Tees_(borough)

Tees Archaeology - Stockton-on-Tees Stockton has a mixture of urban and rural settlement and many of these were first established in the medieval period. Stockton is world famous as the birthplace of the modern passenger railway system. There are also buried medieval remains just waiting to be discovered beneath the High Street of Stockton town centre which once housed a medieval castle, chapel and commercial quarter. www.teesarchaeology.com /stockton_on_tees

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton was a commercial port until 1969 but river cruises, a full-scale replica of Captain Cook's bark "Endeavour" and the water-based facilities at the Tees Barrage, such as the international canoe slalom course, now attract many visitors. Stockton's heart is its impressive High Street, the widest in England and dominated by the Town Hall, over 260 years old. Billingham is closely associated with the petrochemicals industry and the installations near the mouth of the River Tees and at Seal Sands are an impressive sight. www.townfacts.co.uk /new_page_337.htm

Stockton on Tees History During the Civil War Stockton castle was a Royalist stronghold and in1640 when a treaty was signed making the Tees a boundary between the forces of Scotland and the King, this castle stayed in Royalist hands. For many centuries Stockton was the most important settlement in the north Teesside area, but in more ancient times Norton and Billingham were places of significance forming important agricultural settlements in the Anglo-Saxon age. The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 brought about further significant increases in the trade and population of Stockton as lead from the dales could now be quickly brought to the town along with coal from mines in the Bishop Auckland area. www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /Stockton.htm

STOCKTON-ON-TEES - LoveToKnow Article on STOCKTON-ON-TEES Stockton was divided into two parts: the town, governed by the bailiff of the bishop and afterwards by the vicar and vestrymen, and the borough, under a mayor and aldermen. The importance of Stockton as a port dates from the end of the 18th century, when there was a considerable trade in lead, dairy- produce and timber. The borough is first mentioned in 1283, when the king took tallage from it during the vacancy of the see. 14.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/STOCKTON_ON_TEES.htm   (574 words)

Norton, Stockton-on-Tees Then in 2003 Stockton Borough Council decided to refurbish and extend the school and Tees Archaeology worked alongside the council to ensure the proper treatment of the burials. The size of the cemetery suggests that it served the whole of the Parish of Norton, including Stockton, Hartburn and Preston and there must have been a church in the immediate area, although where is unknown. In February 2003 Tees Archaeology started the excavation of an early Christian cemetery in Norton, by the time the work had finished 100 skeletons had been discovered and excavated. www.britarch.ac.uk /socchurcharchaeol/stockton.html   (574 words)

Stockton-on-Tees (town) Town, port, and administrative headquarters of Stockton-on-Tees metropolitan borough, on the River Tees, 5 km/3 mi west of Middlesbrough, northeast England&; population (1991) 82,400. www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0015433.html   (574 words)

Car Hire Stockton On Tees Stockton on Tees began as an Anglo-Saxon settlement on the north bank of the River Tees. Located foursquare in the industrial heartland of the north east of England, Stockton on Tees may at first seem an unlikely place to visit. Stockton is ideally placed for the visitor with a hire car to explore the beautiful countryside that abounds not far from the town. www.quick-car-hire.co.uk /western-europe/united-kingdom/england/stockton-on-tees   (574 words)

GENUKI - Stockton Genealogy The parish of Stockton as thus constituted was bounded on the east and north by the parishes of Billingham and Norton; on the west by Elton, Long Newton, and Egglescliffe; and on the south and south-east by the river Tees. It is now subdivided into six separate parishes, includes the four constableries of the borough of Stockton, the copyhold township of Stockton, East Hartburn, and Preston-on-Tees. "Preston-upon-Tees Township adjoins those of Stockton and Hartburn on the south, and is bounded by the Tees on the east, and is intersected by the Stockton and Darlington Railway." website.lineone.net /~pjoiner/genuki/DUR/Stockton   (574 words)

Stockton on Tees Information Online - guide and directory for Stockton on Tees,Cleveland,UK with tourist information If you are looking for accommodation we have Stockton on Tees hotels and Stockton on Tees bed and breakfasts plus UK cottages and self catering holiday accomodation as well as directories for Camping and Caravan Parks. If you live and work in Stockton on Tees, Send your news items to us; whether it is entertainment, sports, business or community related. We have a number of classifieds including Stockton on Tees car classifieds and dealers, General Classifieds, Public Notices and Events where you can advertise items. www.britinfo.net /index_Stockton_on_Tees.htm   (574 words)

DURHAM - LoveToKnow Article on DURHAM Stockton was almost the last retreat in England of the native black rat,. In the south-east corner of the county, by Darlington, Stockton and Seaton Carew, the low ground is made of Triassic rocks, red marls and sandstones with beds of gypsum and rock salt. Permian magnesian limestone succeeds the Coal Measures on the east, it reaches from the Tees to South Shields in a broad tract and occupies the coast between that town and Hartlepool. 80.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DU/DURHAM.htm   (7082 words)

Stockton-on-Tees (Borough) - Wikipedia Der Verwaltungssitz befindet sich in der Stadt Stockton-on-Tees; das Borough gehört zur Region North East England. Das Kerngebiet des Boroughs gehörte ursprünglich zur Grafschaft County Durham, der jenseits des Flusses Tees liegende Teil gehörte zu Yorkshire. Der Flughafen Teesside liegt ebenfalls innerhalb des Borough. de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stockton-on-Tees_%28Borough%29   (123 words)

Berwick upon Tweed (borough) The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 bythe merger of the previous borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed with Belford RuralDistrict, Glendale Rural District and Norham and Islandshire Rural District. Berwick-upon-Tweed is a local governmentdistrict and borough in Northumberland in the north-east of England, on the border with Scotland. The district had a resident population of 25,949 according to the 2001census, which also notes that it is the least ethnically diverse area in the country, with 99.6% of the population recordingthemselves in the 2001 census as White. www.therfcc.org /berwick-upon-tweed-borough--151027.html   (300 words)

Stockton-on-Tees (borough) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stockton-on-Tees is a local government district and borough in north-east England, with a resident population in 2001 of 178,408 rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates. The Stockton-on-Tees borough accounts for the largest amount of residents within the Teesside and Hartlepool urban area. For ceremonial purposes the borough is split between County Durham and the North Yorkshire. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stockton-on-Tees_(borough)   (252 words)

Business and Economy : UK category on LimeySearch.co.uk Tees Cruising - Leisure and pleasure on the water of the River Tees. Stockton Casting Company - Foundry specialising in the manufacture of castings for compressors, diesel engines, pumps, manifolds etc from 1 kg to 1,500 kg for delivery worldwide, with its own patternshop on-site. Stockton Concrete Garages - Suppliers and installers of sectional buildings including garages, sheds, and workshops. www.limeysearch.co.uk /England/Cleveland/Stockton-on-Tees/Business_and_Economy   (252 words)

Stockton-on-Tees It is a fine example of a cable-stay bridge spanning both the River Tees and the adjoining main road to link the University of Durham Stockton campus on the right bank with the town centre on the left bank. A cyclepath is under development on the left bank of the river, but this leads back downstream to the Tees barrage and will only provide a very indirect link to the High Street. In the adjacent district of Sedgefield, but listed here for geographical convenience, a new bridge, known variously as the County Durham Gateway Bridge or the Wynyard Bridge carries the Castle Eden Walkway and National Cycle Network route 1 over the busy A689 near Sedgefield in County Durham. www.lunemillenniumbridge.info /Stockton.html   (252 words)

Thornaby On Tees, ThornabyOnTees, Teesside, Asbestos, Asbestosis, UK Thornaby On Tees is situated between Stockton On Tees and Middlesbrough, and close to Ingleby Barwick, Acklam, Billingham and Norton in the North-East of the UK (Click Here To View Thornaby's Location). Thornaby is a town located in Teesside (formerly known as Cleveland) in the Borough Of Stockton On Tees. Thornaby - Ingleby Barwick - Stockton On Tees - Sydney Opera House www.thornaby.com   (252 words)

AllRefer.com - Tees (British And Irish Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia Tees, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising on Cross Fell in the Pennines, N England, and flowing generally E between Durham and North Yorkshire and through Cleveland to the North Sea. AllRefer.com - Tees (British And Irish Physical Geography)- Encyclopedia You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > British And Irish Physical Geography > Tees reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tees.html   (252 words)

Stockton on Tees U3A Stockton U3A holds a monthly meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at 2pm. University of The Third Age is a National and Worldwide Organization which encourages people who are no longer in full-time employment to engage in educational and cultural activites. A Coffee Morning is held at the U.R.C. Church Alma St on alternate Thursdays 10.00am - 12.oo.noon. icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk /1000communities/community_channel.cfm?community_id=11031900   (252 words)

Familia: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 1908/09: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Stockton & Thornaby 1910/11, 1912/13, 1914/15, 1917/18, 1921/22: photocopy of Stockton area of Ward's Directory 1924/25, 1926/27, 1928/29, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1934/35, 1936/37, 1938/39: Redcar, Coatham, Saltburn, Stockton, Thornaby & Middlesbrough www.familia.org.uk /services/england/stockton.html   (252 words)

Stockton on Tees Council, Stockton on Tees, Comments: Stockton on Tees Council, (Local education authority: Stockton on Tees) is a in Municipal Buildings, Church Road,. Teach at Stockton on Tees Council, register today. At Axcis we place UK qualified teachers, overseas trained teachers (OTT) and experienced classroom assistants in teaching jobs / positions in the Stockton on Tees LEA and throughout the UK. www.axcis.co.uk /43672.html   (252 words)

Knowhere: Stockton-on-Tees Inside Information, Hookup Spots and Stuff Only Locals Know Stockton on line free PC access for work or just browse the Internet meeting new people at a community centre near you 11 in the Stockton area. The entire area of stockton high street is filled with townies.avoid.the statue on collum thing near town hall popular meeting spot.Underground toilets where "special people" go.that if they suvive the over powering smell of urea.Just avoid. Some say this is the best Chippy in the world and that their Cuzza is the best, but then again most Stocktoners have never left the High Street in their lives, so what would they know! www.knowhere.co.uk /519.html   (252 words)

Stockton-on-Tees (borough) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stockton-on-Tees is a local government district and borough in north-east England, with a resident population in 2001 of 178,408. All active users are invited to vote in the Elections for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation. Durham Tees Valley Airport is also partly within the borough. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stockton-on-Tees_(borough)   (252 words)

Stockton on Tees History During the Civil War Stockton castle was a Royalist stronghold and in1640 when a treaty was signed making the Tees a boundary between the forces of Scotland and the King, this castle stayed in Royalist hands. The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 brought about further significant increases in the trade and population of Stockton as lead from the dales could now be quickly brought to the town along with coal from mines in the Bishop Auckland area. Norton, across the Lustrum or Lustring Beck to the north east of Stockton is believed to mean the northern settlement and may have fallen within one of the earliest parts of the North East to be settled by the Anglo-Saxons. www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /Stockton.htm   (252 words)

City status in the United Kingdom On April 1, 1998, the existing local government districts of Rochester and Gillingham were abolished, and became the new unitary authority of Medway. The other local government districts with city status that were abolished around this time ( Bath and Hereford) had decided to appoint Charter Trustees to maintain the existence of the city and the mayoralty. The City of Sheffield contains part of the Peak District National Park. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/city_status_in_the_united_kingdom   (252 words)

Stockton on Tees History During the Civil War Stockton castle was a Royalist stronghold and in1640 when a treaty was signed making the Tees a boundary between the forces of Scotland and the King, this castle stayed in Royalist hands. For many centuries Stockton was the most important settlement in the north Teesside area, but in more ancient times Norton and Billingham were places of significance forming important agricultural settlements in the Anglo-Saxon age. The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 brought about further significant increases in the trade and population of Stockton as lead from the dales could now be quickly brought to the town along with coal from mines in the Bishop Auckland area. www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /Stockton.htm   (1921 words)

2PlusTravel.com Stockton Council is undertaking a rolling programme of improvements to pedestrian facilities, including the upgrading of controlled pedestrian crossings, providing dropped crossings on key pedestrian routes and installing low floor bus stops to improve access to bus services. Stockton Council are committed to improving the quality of life of everyone who lives, works or visits Stockton and its surrounding area. Stockton Council organises regular health walks in the Borough, enabling young and old alike to join others on a gentle walk in the local area. www.2plustravel.com /stocktonwelcome.asp   (726 words)

Tees Archaeology - Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has been responsible for all local authority services in the Borough since April 1996, when it became an all-purpose 'unitary' Council. Stockton has a mixture of urban and rural settlement and many of these were first established in the medieval period. Stockton is world famous as the birthplace of the modern passenger railway system. www.teesarchaeology.com /stockton_on_tees/index.html   (260 words)

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