Stokesley

Stokesley
Stokesley Town Centre
Stokesley is located in North Yorkshire
Stokesley
Stokesley
Location within North Yorkshire
Population4,910 (2021 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ524087
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode districtTS9
Dialling code01642
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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54°28′16″N 1°11′26″W / 54.4712°N 1.1905°W / 54.4712; -1.1905

Stokesley is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, on the River Leven. An electoral ward of the same name stretches south to Great Broughton and had a population at the 2021 Census of 6,180.[2]

Stokesley is about two miles south of the Middlesbrough borough boundary and eight miles south of Middlesbrough town centre. Stokesley is between Middlesbrough, Guisborough, and Northallerton in a farming area. Local attractions nearby include Great Ayton, Captain Cook's monument, and Roseberry Topping in the North York Moors National Park. From 1894 to 1974, the town was one of the North Riding of Yorkshire's rural district head towns.

  1. ^ "Stokesley (North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ^ "Stokesley (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".