Thornaby-on-Tees
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| Thornaby-on-Tees | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 23,200 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | NZ450180 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| Region: | North East England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | North Yorkshire | |
| Historic county: | North Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Cleveland Police | |
| Ambulance service: | Yorkshire | |
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| Post town: | STOCKTON-ON-TEES | |
| Postal district: | TS17 | |
| Dialling code: | 01642 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Stockton South | |
| European Parliament: | North East England | |
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Thornaby-on-Tees is a civil parish within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. Historically it was located in Yorkshire.
Thornaby was made a municipal borough of the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1892. [1]. It was amalgamated with other areas such as Middlesbrough, Redcar and Stockton on Tees in 1968 to form the county borough of Teesside, and then in 1974 became part of the non-metropolitan county of Cleveland, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.
In 1995 a parish council entitled Thornaby Town Council was formed within the borough of Stockton.
Cleveland was abolished in 1996, with Stockton-on-Tees becoming a unitary authority and the former areas of Cleveland returned to their former counties for ceremonial purposes.
It is served by Thornaby railway station, and is also home to Durham University's Queen's Campus.
The Village Park Residents Association operates as the largest and most active residents group in the TS17 area.[2] Independent of all political parties it works to benefit the residents in their area. The VPRA are also affiliated to Stockton Residents and Community Groups Association, (SRCGA)Ltd. [3]
Grace Pace the mother of Captain James Cook was born in Thornaby in 1702 and was christened in St.Peters Church on the village green.
[4]Grace Pace
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| Towns and Villages in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees |
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Aislaby | Billingham | Carlton | Cowpen Bewley | Eaglescliffe | Egglescliffe | Elton | Fairfield | Grindon | Hartburn | High Leven | Hilton | Longnewton | Maltby | Norton | Port Clarence | Redmarshall | Stockton | Stillington | Thornaby | Thorpe Thewles | Urlay Nook | Whinney Hill | Whitton | Wolviston | Yarm |
