Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a town and district in North-East England, with a resident population in 2001 of 134,855. 2005 mid-year estimates suggest a population of 144,823. However, the total un-official population for the Middlesbrough urban area (including the greater Eston area) is closer to 190,000.

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North-East England - 2001 - 2005

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Historically, the areas of Eston, Grangetown, Normanby, Ormesby, South Bank and Teesville were all part of the town and urban area of Middlesbrough, but as they are now within the borough of Redcar & Cleveland they are no longer controlled by Middlesbrough Council - but remain part of the town nonetheless. Middlesbrough lies at the heart of the Teesside and Tees Valley urban area which has approximately 657,000 residents. A further 100,000 live on the outskirts, dependent on the income and council of the area.

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Eston - Grangetown - Normanby - Ormesby - South Bank - Teesville - Teesside - Tees Valley

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It is historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but in 1974 became part of the new administrative county of Cleveland, though persons born in Middlesbrough during this time were still counted as Yorkshire men and women. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority, though it remained part of North Yorkshire for ceremonial and postal address purposes.

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North Riding of Yorkshire - 1974 - Administrative county - Cleveland - Yorkshire - 1996 - Unitary authority - North Yorkshire - Ceremonial

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Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a directly-elected mayor, currently Mr. Ray Mallon. Mr. Mallon was previously a senior officer in Cleveland Constabulary, and was noted for a zero-tolerance approach to crime, adopted from the New York system, during his time as head of Middlesbrough's CID.

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Directly-elected mayor - Ray Mallon - Zero-tolerance - New York - CID

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Middlesbrough is situated on the south bank of the River Tees on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, recently featured on television as ‘Heartbeat Country’. The Yorkshire Dales are only a short distance away.

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River Tees - North York Moors National Park - Heartbeat - Yorkshire Dales

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Teesport, the 2nd largest port in the country and the 10th largest in Western Europe, lies 3 miles to the East, and Durham Tees Valley Airport (one of the fastest growing airports in the country) lies 8 miles to the West. North East of Middlesbrough, the Tees estuary with its colony of breeding seals, has extensive sandy beaches in both directions. Some 7000 salmon and 13,000 sea trout migrated upstream through the estuary in 2000. Saltburn boasts some of the best and most challenging surf in Britain, and beyond, sheer cliffs rise to Boulby Head, the highest point on the east coast of England.

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Western Europe - Estuary - Seal - Salmon - Sea trout - 2000 - Saltburn - Boulby Head

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