Middlesbrough Detectives have been operating in Middlesbrough and the North East for almost 20 years.
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Middlesbrough is different from the other districts on Teesside, as the borough is almost entirely urbanised, thus making it the largest town in terms of area.
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Middlesbrough is a town in the Tees Valley conurbation of North East England.
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Middlesbrough sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.
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Middlesbrough is the largest and most populous settlement within the Borough of Middlesbrough.
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Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, in 1968 Middlesbrough became the centre of the County Borough of Teesside.
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In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority, within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.
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The areas of Eston, Grangetown, Normanby, Ormesby, and South Bank in the neighbouring borough of Redcar and Cleveland, are also part of Middlesbrough.
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Middlesbrough is situated on the south bank of the River Tees.
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Middlesbrough is a few miles from the edge of the North York Moors National Park.
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Middlesbrough is the UK's third largest port.
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The Bell brothers opened their great ironworks on the banks of the Tees in 1853.
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Middlesbrough was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1853.
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Middlesbrough gained a 'twin' in 1890 when the town of Middlesborough, Kentucky was incorporated in the United States.
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Middlesbrough was named after its English namesake due to the discovery of ironstone deposits in the region.
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Middlesbrough is twinned with Oberhausen in Germany, Masvingo in Zimbabwe and Dunkerque ('Dunkirk' in English) in France.
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