Cleveland

The Oxford Companion to British History | 2002 | 700+ words | Copyright

Cleveland was one of the new non-metropolitan counties created by the English local government reforms of 1972. It straddled the ancient border of the river Tees between Yorkshire and Co. Durham, which had become increasingly obsolete due to the industrialization of the Tees estuary. Middlesbrough and Stockton had been united in Teesside county borough (1968–74), and the town of Hartlepool, and the Yorkshire districts immediately adjacent to Middlesbrough, were added to form Cleveland county. Many people in these areas failed to identify with it and in 1996, following the recommendations of the Banham commission, the county was abolished: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton, and Redcar and Cleveland then became unitary authorities.

Christopher N. Lanigan

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN CANNON. "Cleveland." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN CANNON. "Cleveland." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Cleveland.html

JOHN CANNON. "Cleveland." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Cleveland.html

Learn more about citation styles