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Stockton-on-Tees

American  
[stok-tuhn-on-teez, -awn-] / ˈstɒk tən ɒnˈtiz, -ɔn- /

noun

  1. a seaport in Cleveland, in NE England, near the mouth of the Tees River.


Stockton-on-Tees British  

noun

  1. 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)

  2. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Saffanah, from Stockton-on-Tees, fell ill in January after complaining of a stiff neck and light sensitivity, and within 24 hours she was in an induced coma.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

The 10-hour "Star Wars Extravaganza", run by Vectis Auctions in Stockton-on-Tees, saw more than 600 items go under the hammer.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

He vowed to fight for government funding for a new hospital to replace North Tees hospital in Stockton-on-Tees, an ageing estate he said had a lifespan of "five to eight years, maximum".

From BBC • May 9, 2024

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

The chief ports of Durham are Jarrow and South Shields on the Tyne, Sunderland at the mouth of the Wear, Seaham Harbour, Hartlepool East and West and Stockton-on-Tees.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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