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Teesside () is an urban area around the River Tees in North East England. Straddling the border between County Durham and North Yorkshire, it spans the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland. In 2011, it was the eighteenth-largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It forms part of the wider Tees Valley area, which also includes the boroughs of Darlington and Hartlepool.

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Settlement.name
Teesside
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Built-up area
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Tees Transporter Bridge (geograph 7662835).jpg
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The Tees Transporter Bridge, a local landmark and icon of Teesside
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250px
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Map of the Teesside Built-up Area.png
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Map of the Teesside urban area
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Sovereign state
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United Kingdom
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name1
England
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
North East England
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Ceremonial county
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Sub divisions
Settlement.subdivision_name5
Borough of MiddlesbroughBorough of Stockton-on-TeesBorough of Redcar and Cleveland
Settlement.established_title
County Borough of Teesside
Settlement.established_date
1968–1974

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19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 1968–1974: County borough
  • 1969: Redcliffe-Maud Report
  • 1974–1996: Non-metropolitan county
  • From 2016: Mayoralty
  • Demography
  • Processing
  • Salt
  • Alkali
  • Ammonia
  • Sulphuric acid and fertilisers
  • Plastics and nylon
  • Petrochemical
  • Metal works
  • British Steel Industrial Archive
  • Uses in local culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Teesside () is an urban area around the River Tees in North East England. Straddling the border between County Durham and North Yorkshire, it spans the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland. In 2011, it was the eighteenth-largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It forms part of the wider Tees Valley area, which also includes the boroughs of Darlington and Hartlepool.

Towns on Teesside include Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Billingham, Redcar, Thornaby-on-Tees, and Ingleby Barwick. The local economy was once dominated by heavy manufacturing until deindustrialisation in the latter half of the 20th century.

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