Stockton-on-Tees
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noun
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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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Cleveland - which covers Stockton-on-Tees as well as areas such as Middlesbrough and Redcar - appears to be England and Wales's shoplifting capital.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
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
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
I had already met three friends I knew in Middlesborough, the three brothers O’Gorman—I had made their acquaintance some time previously at Keighley—and they agreed to walk back with me to Stockton-on-Tees.
From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
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