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Redcar and Cleveland
unitary authority, England, United Kingdom
- Formerly:
- Langbaurgh-on-Tees
Redcar and Cleveland, unitary authority, geographic county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, England. It lies on the south side of the River Tees between Middlesbrough and the rocky coastline of the North Sea and stretches southeastward along the coast past the highest cliffs of England, which stand more than 600 feet (180 metres) above the sea at Boulby. It also extends inland to cover the northernmost, heavily wooded section of the Cleveland Hills. The unitary authority’s northwestern portion along the Tees estuary, including the towns of Eston, South Bank, Grangetown, Lackenby, and Redcar, is the most heavily industrialized ...(100 of 242 words)