Heritage Strategy - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

stockton-on-Tees <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong>
The Borough covers an area of 20,000 hectares (49,000
acres). The River Tees is a significant feature of the
Borough’s landscape, and is the focus of <strong>Stockton</strong>’s historic
development. It flows over 85 winding miles (140km) from
the Pennine Hills to its wide estuary where it meets the
North Sea.
The Borough currently has a population of over 193,000
people, which has continued to grow since 1991. Most of
these people live in the four principal towns which make up
the Borough - <strong>Stockton</strong>, is the largest, then Billingham,
Thornaby and Yarm. Approximately, 37,000 children (aged
between 0-15 years) live in the Borough, with nearly
35,000 retired people.
The economic profile of the Borough is complex with 15%
of residents falling within the top 20% of most affluent
areas nationally; whilst 34% of residents live in the 20%
most deprived areas of England. Unemployment in the
Borough is 3.6% compared to a national average of 2.6%.
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The Borough of <strong>Stockton</strong>-on-Tees is located in the North
East of England, at the centre of the Tees Valley. It lies
approximately 40 miles north of York and 30 miles south of
Newcastle.
The majority of the Borough is rural and there are also
some important landscapes such as the marshland around
Seal Sands.
15.1 million visitors come to the Tees Valley and bring £164
million into the economy. The area benefits from a high
proportion of day visitors, especially to places like the RSPB
Wildlife and Discovery Park at Saltholme.
Riverside Festival Performer
Tees Archives School visit
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