Teesside
Teesside is a region in the northeast of England centered on the lower River Tees and its estuary. It is an informal, non-administrative area commonly used in economic, planning and cultural contexts. The core towns are Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees, with Redcar and Cleveland and parts of the Tees Valley Combined Authority also including Hartlepool and Darlington. The term is often used interchangeably with Tees Valley.
Geography and landmarks are defined by the Tees estuary, which forms a natural coastal boundary along the
Historically, Teesside developed as an industrial powerhouse in the 19th and 20th centuries, with coal, iron
Governance is provided by five local authorities under the Tees Valley Combined Authority, which coordinates regional