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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

Sunjit Kang, 40, who was the head of ICT and Business at The Grangefield Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, was found to have made a "concerted effort to falsify grades and examination performance" in about October 2023.

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He estimates it is costing the family business in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, around £900 every month.

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Cleveland - which covers Stockton-on-Tees as well as areas such as Middlesbrough and Redcar - appears to be England and Wales's shoplifting capital.

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One charity in Stockton-on-Tees is on the front line in the fight against fraud offering help, support and advice for thousands of victims every year.

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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.

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