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Tees Valley | |
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Combined authority area | |
![]() Tees Valley shown within England | |
Coordinates: 54°36′18″N 1°15′25″W / 54.605°N 1.257°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North East |
Ceremonial counties | County Durham (north) - River Tees - North Yorkshire (south) |
LEP established | 2011 |
CA established | 1 April 2016 |
Named for | River Tees |
Administrative HQ | Cavendish House, Thornaby |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Combined authority |
• Body | Tees Valley Combined Authority |
• Mayor | Ben Houchen (C) |
Area | |
• Total | 307 sq mi (795 km2) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 688,756 |
• Rank | 11th |
• Density | 2,240/sq mi (866/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode areas | |
Dialling codes | 01642 |
GSS code | E47000006 |
Website | teesvalley-ca |
Tees Valley is a combined authority area in North East England, around the lower River Tees. The area is not a geographical valley; the local term for the valley is Teesdale.[3] The combined authority covers five council areas: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees.
The town of Middlesbrough is the largest population centre in the area. The borough of Middlesbrough is the smallest of the five, at only 54 square kilometres (21 sq mi) and a population of 148,285: the Stockton-on-Tees borough (including multiple towns) is the largest with an area of 205 square kilometres (79 sq mi) and a population of 199,966, as of 2022
From 1968 until 1974, parts of the area were included in the County Borough of Teesside council area. This was replaced by Cleveland county; it consisted of four districts which became unitary authorities after the county was abolished in 1996. The Darlington district in the Durham county council area became a unitary authority in 1997. A LEP of the same name was established in 2011 and became part of the 2016-created Tees Valley Combined Authority with[clarification needed] the local council.