Thornaby-on-Tees

Thornaby-on-Tees
Thornaby
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)
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

Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish on the River Tees's southern bank. It is in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. The parish had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census, in the Teesside built-up area.

The town had a royal charter enacted to form a municipal borough in 1892, during the Victorian era, before merging into the County Borough of Teesside in 1968. A borough no longer defines a specific settlement's status as a town in England since the Local Government Act 1972 reforms.

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

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