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Middlesbrough is a large industrial town on the south bank of the River Tees in North East England, founded in 1830. The local council, a unitary authority, is Middlesbrough Borough Council. In 2011 it had a total resident population of 138,400 for the borough and 174,700 for the wider Middlesbrough built-up area subdivision, which itself is part of the larger built-up area of Teesside and had an overall population of 376,333 at the 2011 census.
Middlesbrough became a county borough within the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1889. In 1968, the borough was merged with a number of others to form the County Borough of Teesside, which was absorbed in 1974 by the county of Cleveland. In 1996, Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough Borough Council became a unitary authority within North Yorkshire. RGs Erimus ("We shall be" in Latin) was chosen as Middlesbrough's motto in 1830. It recalls Fuimus ("We have been") the motto of the Norman/Scottish Bruce family, who were lords of Cleveland in the Middle Ages. The town's coat of arms is an azure lion, from the arms of the Bruce family, a star, from the arms of Captain James Cook, and two ships, representing shipbuilding and maritime trade.
Middlesbrough became a county borough within the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1889. In 1968, the borough was merged with a number of others to form the County Borough of Teesside, which was absorbed in 1974 by the county of Cleveland. In 1996, Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough Borough Council became a unitary authority within North Yorkshire. RGs Erimus ("We shall be" in Latin) was chosen as Middlesbrough's motto in 1830. It recalls Fuimus ("We have been") the motto of the Norman/Scottish Bruce family, who were lords of Cleveland in the Middle Ages. The town's coat of arms is an azure lion, from the arms of the Bruce family, a star, from the arms of Captain James Cook, and two ships, representing shipbuilding and maritime trade.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesbrough
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Coordinates: 54°33'2"N 1°12'2"W
- Redcar 10 km
- Billingham 12 km
- Stockton on Tees 12 km
- Hartlepool 19 km
- Darlington 34 km
- Durham 39 km
- Washington 48 km
- South Shields 54 km
- Consett 56 km
- North Shields 58 km
- Stewart Park 1.2 km
- Middlesbrough Municipal Golf Club 2.4 km
- East Middlesbrough and Eston & Southbank 3.2 km
- Park Wood 7.5 km
- Blue Lake Wood 8.9 km
- Hutton Wood 9 km
- Guisborough 9 km
- Ayton Banks Wood 10 km
- Guisborough Wood 11 km
- Lonsdale 11 km
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