Stockton-on-Tees
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a former port and industrial centre in NE England, in Stockton-on-Tees unitary authority, Co Durham, on the River Tees: famous for the Stockton-Darlington Railway (1825), the first passenger-carrying railway in the world; now mainly residential. Pop: 80 060 (2001)
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a unitary authority in NE England, in Co Durham and North Yorkshire: created in 1996 from part of Cleveland county. Pop: 186 300 (2003 est). Area: 195 sq km (75 sq miles)
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Sam Elliott, 50, created The Caff in Stockton-on-Tees as a "safe space" for people struggling with issues like loneliness, the cost-of-living crisis and addiction.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
"I started getting a couple of fines, and I was young and had just started driving, so I would pay them because I was scared," said Miss Robinson, from Stockton-on-Tees.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025
Home secretary James Cleverly has said he “did not, would not and would never” make derogatory comments about Stockton-on-Tees.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023
The home secretary is also in the Daily Star, which sent a reporter to Stockton-on-Tees after Mr Cleverly was accused of mocking the town - which he denies.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2023
—Antiquary and critic, b. at Stockton-on-Tees, settled in London as a conveyancer, at the same time devoting himself to the study of ancient English poetry.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)
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