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Teesside Park
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Teesside Park retail complex, built on the site of the old Stockton Racecourse
Teesside Park
Location A66 near the A66/A19 interchange
AddressGoodwood Square, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 7BT
Owner British Land (Marylebone, City of Westminster)

Teesside Park is a retail and leisure park in Thornaby-on-Tees, built in 1988. Located just off the A66 near the A66/A19 interchange, it is split between the unitary authorities of Stockton-on-Tees (retail park) and Middlesbrough (leisure park) with the line of the Old River Tees, which runs down the middle of the development, forming the boundary between the two authorities. [1] The development has a central building that was constructed in 2008. [2]

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Site

the Old-River-Tees Authority border bridge crossing from shopping park (Borough of Stockton-on-Tees) to leisure park (Middlesbrough) The Old River Tees - geograph.org.uk - 475628.jpg
the Old-River-Tees Authority border bridge crossing from shopping park (Borough of Stockton-on-Tees) to leisure park (Middlesbrough)

The Stockton-on-Tees section is within the town of Thornaby-on-Tees and is all located within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. The driving force behind its growth was originally the Teesside Development Corporation [3] in the late 1980s when the two current unitary authorities were part of the county Cleveland.

It is built on the former site of Stockton Racecourse: multiple roads in the park being named after famous racecourses such as Aintree and Goodwood. It is home to a number of retail chains and has a Morrisons supermarket. Its catchment area covers much of the Tees Valley and much of the north of North Yorkshire. There is a new development in the central car park with two new inner buildings. Construction started in March 2012. The two new units are occupied by Greggs and Market Cross Jewellers, which was formerly occupied by The Carphone Warehouse. The two new units officially opened in August 2012.

Transport

Teesside Park is served by Arriva bus services between Stockton and Middlesbrough. The nearest railway station is Thornaby, where some of the services call at on their way to and from Stockton. [4] [5] [6]

Leisure Park

The leisure park area is named Aintree Oval. The units contain:

A free bus service used to run from Albert Road, Middlesbrough to the leisure park in order to supply the Millenium Night Club and The Academy bar with customers. [10]

Shopping park

Central area

North side of the park

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