Redcar

For other uses, see Redcar (disambiguation).

Redcar
Town
  • left to right:
  • The seafront and High Street
  • The Beacon and Clock Tower
  • The boating lake and Kirkleatham Hall
Redcar is located in North Yorkshire
Redcar
Redcar
Location within North Yorkshire
Population37,073 [1]
OS grid referenceNZ601252
• London220 mi (350 km) SSE
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Places
List
Post townREDCAR
Postcode districtTS10–TS11
Dialling code01642
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°37′05″N 1°04′08″W / 54.618°N 1.069°W / 54.618; -1.069

Redcar /ˈrɛdkər/ /rɛdkɑːr/ is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority. It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, and is located 7 miles (11 km) east of Middlesbrough.

The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision had a population of 37,073 at the 2011 Census.[1] The town is made up of Coatham, Dormanstown, Kirkleatham, Newcomen, West Dyke, Wheatlands and Zetland.[2]

It gained a town charter in 1922, from then until 1968 it was governed by the municipal borough of Redcar. Since the abolition of County Borough of Teesside, which existed from 1968 until 1974, the town has been unparished.[3]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Redcar Built-up area Sub division (E35000002)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Parish was invoked but never defined (see the help page).