Hardwick | |
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Hardwick shops | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 7,500 (2011.Ward) [1] |
OS grid reference | NZ418214 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
Postcode district | TS19 8 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
Hardwick is a west Stockton-on-Tees area in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, northern England. It is where North Tees Hospital. The Hardwick ward had 6,881 population in the 2011 census. [2]
It is bordered by Harrowgate Lane to the north west, Roseworth to the east and Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Farm the south. The University Hospital of North Tees (formerly North Tees General Hospital) is in the area.
From 2003–2012, 200 houses in the area were demolished and replaced. [3] There are a number of community based associations including Hardwick in Partnership [4] which will run the community centre from 2014, [5] Phoenix Youth Service and Hardwick Residents association.
North East England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The region covers an area of 8,592 km2 and in 2019 had a recorded population of nearly 2.7 million. There are four counties in the region: County Durham; Tyne and Wear; Northumberland and part of North Yorkshire. The largest settlements are Newcastle upon Tyne, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Gateshead and Darlington. There are three conurbations in the region: Tyneside ; Wearside ; and Teesside. Only three settlements in the region have city status: Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Durham.
Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in County Durham, England, around 18 miles (29 km) south east of Durham. It is within the Teesside built-up area around the River Tees, located around 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Middlesbrough. Stockton has a population of 85,000.
Middlesbrough is a town in North Yorkshire, England, about 43 miles (69 km) north of York. It is within the Teesside built-up area, which is centred around the River Tees and includes nearby towns such as Stockton and Redcar. The Borough of Middlesbrough is governed from the town.
Sedgefield is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It had a population of 5,211 as at the 2011 census. It has the only operating racecourse in County Durham.
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England. The ceremonial county spawned from the historic County Palatine of Durham in 1853. In 1996, the county gained part of the abolished ceremonial county of Cleveland. The largest settlement in the county is Darlington, followed by Hartlepool, and then Stockton-on-Tees. The county town is the city of Durham. The county borders Cumbria to the west, North Yorkshire to the south, and Tyne and Wear & Northumberland to the north.
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority with borough status in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. The administrative centre is Stockton-on-Tees, which lies on the north bank of the River Tees. In the 2011 census, the town had a population of 82,880 and the borough a population of 191,600. The borough is part of Tees Valley with nearby boroughs of Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Hartlepool.
Billingham is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The town is on the north side of the River Tees and is governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The settlement had previously formed its own borough but was overshadowed by its neighbour. The town had a population of 35,165 according to the 2011 Census.
Eaglescliffe is a village in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is in the civil parish of Egglescliffe.
Ingleby Barwick is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. It is south of the River Tees and north-east of the River Leven.
Tees Valley is a combined authority area in the north of England around the River Tees. The combined authority was established in 2016, after public consultation in 2015. The area is not a geographical valley.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, around 26 miles (42 km) south-east of Hartlepool and southeast of Redcar.
Bishopsgarth is a west Stockton area in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is part of Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Ward, which had a population of 6,689 in the 2011 census. It is near Hardwick and Fairfield. The area has a shopping parade and the Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth.
Roseworth is an area of Norton in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England.
Stockton North is a constituency covering the town of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham and other nearby settlements in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees located north of the River Tees, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Alex Cunningham, a member of the Labour Party. In November 2021 Mr Cunningham announced his intention to retire at the next General Election.
Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority in County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland.
The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority and borough in County Durham, Northern England. The borough is named after the town of Darlington, and in 2011 had a population of 106,000.
The James Cook University Hospital is a major tertiary referral hospital, district general hospital and major trauma centre in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England located on the A172. Having 1,024 beds, it caters for most specialities and forms part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, along with the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.
The Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) is an annual outdoor arts festival in Stockton-on-Tees, England. It includes British and international performers.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust runs the University Hospital of North Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), the University Hospital of Hartlepool and Peterlee Community Hospital all three in County Durham, England.
St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Stockton-on-Tees. It was built in 1842 and designed by Augustus Pugin in the Gothic Revival style. According to Historic England, the current building was first permanent Roman Catholic church to be built in Teesside since the Reformation. It is located in the town centre, on the corner of Norton Road and Major Street, with the A1305 road to the north of it. It is a Grade II listed building.