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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He estimates it is costing the family business in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, around £900 every month.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
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.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
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
"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
The knowledge of this fact led certain men connected with the coal-mines of Darlington, in Durham, to propose the building of a tram-line between their town and that of Stockton-on-Tees.
From Chatterbox, 1906 by Clarke, J. Erskine (John Erskine)
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