A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
TEES (The), a river of Cumberland, Westmoreland, Durham, and Yorkshire. It rises on Cross fell, in Cumberland; runs 2 miles eastward to the boundary with Westmoreland; proceeds 8 miles eastward-eastward, dividing Cumberland and Durham from Westmoreland; and goes thence about 60 miles east-south-eastward and east-ward, along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire, to the sea between Snook point and Turn point. It expands into estuary, with a mean breadth of about 3 miles, over the last 4¾ miles of its course; it is navigable for small seaborne vessels, 4½ miles higher up to Stockton; and is tidal for an additional 4½ miles to Yarm. A great breakwater was begun, in 1863, to be formed at its month, with the view of converting its estuary into a harbour of refuge.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham AncC Cumberland AncC Westmorland AncC |
| Place names: | TEES | TEES THE | THE TEES |
| Place: | Teesside |
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