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	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Stockton West
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 North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the south bank of the River Tees, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Middlesbrough and roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Stockton, it forms part of the Teesside built-up area. It had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census.^[1][2] The town is home to Queen's Campus, Durham University.

Traditionally in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Thornaby was incorporated as a municipal borough between 1892 and 1968, when it was transferred to the County Borough of Teesside. In 1974, Thornaby was transferred to the re-established borough of Stockton-on-Tees since 1974 and became part of the county of Cleveland between 1974 and 1996. A civil parish called Thornaby was re-created in 1996 and it was returned ceremonially to North Yorkshire in the same year.