Cleveland, Yorkshire

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Ordnance Survey map of northeast England, with Cleveland labelled
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Roseberry Topping, with industrial Teesside visible on the right

Cleveland (Template:IPAc-en) is a district in North Yorkshire, England, lying between the River Tees and the North Sea on one side and the North York Moors on the other. It is coextensive with the old wapentake of Langbaurgh.[1] The name comes from the Old English Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning "district of cliffs".[2]

The district should not be confused with the administrative county of Cleveland (1974–1996), which covered a smaller area and included land on the north side of the Tees, in what had been County Durham.

Industry

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