Towns & cities · North East England
Grangetown
Also known as: Grangetown, Yorkshire Thuaidh
Grangetown in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mick Garratt — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- South Bank · 2.1 km
About
Grangetown is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Grangetown is an area in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. The area is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Middlesbrough and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Redcar. It is part of Greater Eston, which includes the area and the other centres of Eston, Normanby, South Bank, Teesville and part of Ormesby.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Grangetown's development was a result of the discovery of ironstone in the nearby Eston Hills, in 1840. Workers came from other parts of England, as well as Ireland, and Eastern Europe to work in the iron and steel industry along the riverbanks by Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan from 1881. The name of the village was taken from a farm nearby called Eston Grange, formerly a working farm for the monks of Guisborough Priory. By 1914, it was a community of around 5,500 people with most houses lying between Bolckow Road and the steel works. There was a market square, shopping centre, boarding school, three pubs, six places of worship, a police station and public bathhouse. Though the inhabitants…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5800, -1.1440
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS6 7EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
- Nearest railway station
- South Bank — 2.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3463911 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grangetown, North Yorkshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grangetown?
- Grangetown is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS6 7EU), in the parish of Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area.
- What is Grangetown?
- Grangetown in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Grangetown?
- The nearest railway station is South Bank, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS6 7EU.
- Is Grangetown a protected site?
- Yes — Grangetown is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Grangetown?
- The nearest railway station is South Bank, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS6 7EU.