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Cleveland is a traditional area of Yorkshire, in the North Riding, coextensive with the wapentake of Langbaurgh and bounded by the North Sea, the River Tees, the North York Moors and the valley of the River Leven. The main towns in Cleveland are Middlesbrough, Redcar, Thornaby-on-Tees, Guisborough, Yarm and Stokesley. The Cleveland Hills were key suppliers of the ironstone that was essential to running blast furnaces along the River Tees. The area is within the council areas of North Yorkshire, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland.

Place Type: Traditional Area
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.499,-0.98316634
Grid Reference: NZ 6595 1199
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA / Redcar and Cleveland CA / Stockton-on-Tees CA / Middlesbrough CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA / Cleveland PA

GBPN ID: 198588
GGA Code: C07000001
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cleveland,_Yorkshire_198588