Stockton-on-Tees

[ stok-tuhn-on-teez, -awn- ]

noun

1. a seaport in Cleveland, in NE England, near the mouth of the Tees River.

Stockton-on-Tees

noun

1. a former port and industrial centre in NE England, in Stockton-on-Tees unitary authority, Co Durham, on the River Tees: famous for the Stockton-Darlington Railway (1825), the first passenger-carrying railway in the world; now mainly residential. Pop: 80 060 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in NE England, in Co Durham and North Yorkshire: created in 1996 from part of Cleveland county. Pop: 186 300 (2003 est). Area: 195 sq km (75 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The 10-hour "Star Wars Extravaganza", run by Vectis Auctions in Stockton-on-Tees, saw more than 600 items go under the hammer.

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He vowed to fight for government funding for a new hospital to replace North Tees hospital in Stockton-on-Tees, an ageing estate he said had a lifespan of "five to eight years, maximum".

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The mayor represents 670,000 people in five local authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees.

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Thomas Kwan, 52, was charged following searches of a property at Brading Court in Ingleby Barwick, near Stockton-on-Tees, on Tuesday, during which "unknown substances" were found, police said.

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Home secretary James Cleverly has said he “did not, would not and would never” make derogatory comments about Stockton-on-Tees.

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