Thornaby-on-Tees

Thornaby-on-Tees
  • Thornaby
Town and civil parish
From the top, Thornaby from across the River Tees, Tees Barrage, Town Hall, Infinity Bridge
Thornaby-on-Tees is located in North Yorkshire
Thornaby-on-Tees
Thornaby-on-Tees
Location within North Yorkshire
Population24,741 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ450180
Civil parish
  • Thornaby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode districtTS17
Dialling code01642
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
WebsiteTown council website
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°33′31″N 1°18′09″W / 54.5585°N 1.3025°W / 54.5585; -1.3025

Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish in the North Yorkshire part of the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England. The parish had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census, in the Teesside built-up area.[1][2] It is located on the south bank of the River Tees.

The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1892, during the Victorian era. The borough was abolished in 1968 on the creation of the County Borough of Teesside. Since 1974 Thornaby has formed part of the re-established borough of Stockton-on-Tees. A civil parish called Thornaby was re-created in 1996.

The modern centre was built on the north eastern part of Thornaby airfield and lies 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Stockton-on-Tees and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Middlesbrough.[3]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Thornaby Parish (E04000283)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ "GB Counties | Past and Present Counties in Great Britain". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Thornaby | Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society". 16 March 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.