Yarm

Yarm
Town and civil parish
The railway viaduct and the high street, centred upon the town hall
Yarm is located in North Yorkshire
Yarm
Yarm
Location within North Yorkshire
Population9,600 (small town, 2021 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ416124
Civil parish
  • Yarm
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYARM
Postcode districtTS15
Dialling code01642
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
Websitewww.YarmTC.org
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°30′N 1°21′W / 54.5°N 1.35°W / 54.5; -1.35

Yarm, also referred to as Yarm-on-Tees, is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. It is on a small meander of the River Tees. To the south-east, it extends to the River Leven, to the south it extends into the Kirklevington.

Yarm Bridge marked the river's furthest tidal-flow reaching until a barrage opened to regulate the tide in 1995. It was previously the last bridge before the sea, having been superseded multiple times since. It was first superseded by a toll bridge in 1771, crossing into Stockton-on-Tees.

The town's historic county is Yorkshire, the North Riding sub-division. The three sub-divisions had gained separate county status in 1889 before these were abolished in 1974. It is in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees; first when the borough was a county of Cleveland district (1974–1996) and second (from 1996) in its present unitary authority structure. The borough is a constituent member of the Tees Valley combined authority.

  1. ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Retrieved 3 August 2021.