Thornaby-on-Tees

Thornaby-on-Tees Thornaby
Town and civil parish
From the top, Thornaby from across the River Tees, Tees Barrage, Town Hall, Infinity Bridge
Thornaby-on-Tees Location within North Yorkshire
Population	24,741 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ450180
Civil parish	Thornaby
Unitary authority	Stockton-on-Tees
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode district	TS17
Dialling code	01642
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Stockton South
Website	Town council website
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°33′31″N 1°18′09″W / 54.5585°N 1.3025°W / 54.5585; -1.3025

Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish in the North Yorkshire part of the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England. The parish had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census, in the Teesside built-up area.^[1][2] It is located on the south bank of the River Tees.

The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1892, during the Victorian era. The borough was abolished in 1968 on the creation of the County Borough of Teesside. Since 1974 Thornaby has formed part of the re-established borough of Stockton-on-Tees. A civil parish called Thornaby was re-created in 1996.

The modern centre was built on the north eastern part of Thornaby airfield and lies 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Stockton-on-Tees and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Middlesbrough.^[3]