| | '''Middlesbrough''' is a large industrial port town in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]] of the English county [[Yorkshire]] and part of the statistical region North East England. situated on the south bank of the [[River Tees]] close to the Tees estuary. It is approximately 5 km from Teesport, the UK's second-largest port. | | '''Middlesbrough''' is a large industrial port town in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]] of the English county [[Yorkshire]] and part of the statistical region North East England. situated on the south bank of the [[River Tees]] close to the Tees estuary. It is approximately 5 km from Teesport, the UK's second-largest port. |
| | Middlesbrough has a population (2001) of 134,847<ref>http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pop2001/middlesbrough_ua.asp</ref> | | Middlesbrough has a population (2001) of 134,847<ref>http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pop2001/middlesbrough_ua.asp</ref> |
| − | The main road in Middlesborough is the A19, which links the town to Hartlepool, Sunderland and Tyneside to the north. To the south, it links Middlesborough to Thirsk, York and, via the A1, the south of England. | + | The main road in Middlesborough is the [[A19 road|A19]], which links the town to Hartlepool, Sunderland and Tyneside to the north. To the south, it links Middlesborough to Thirsk, York and, via the A1, the south of England. The [[A66 road|A66]] also runs through the town, which meets the A19 at Stockton Road interchange, and links the town with [[Darlington]] and the [[Lake District]]. |