Whinney Banks

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Whinney Banks
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St Francis of Assisi Church
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Whinney Banks
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference NZ476181
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode district TS5
Police Cleveland
Fire Cleveland
Ambulance North East
CouncillorsAyresome Ward:
Janet Thompson (L)
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°33′22″N1°16′08″W / 54.556000°N 1.269000°W / 54.556000; -1.269000

Whinney Banks is an area in west Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The area is on the Old River Tees's southern banks, the river's main flow was redirected with the Mandale Cut, the A19 is between the old river and the area. It is within the TS5 postcode area and a part of the Ayresome ward, along with parts of Ayresome.

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History

Whinney Banks was originally of around 550 houses, built in the 1930s and 1940s, forming part of a wider expanse of social housing in west Middlesbrough.

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