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map of area circa 1966
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map 0f Thornaby circa 1984
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The town is
is a part, but a
highly individual part, of a conurbation having a total population of nearly 625,000 which in 1974 became part of Cleveland.
Although the
town is within an industrial area it is in easy reach of some of the most beautiful areas in Britain. |
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From a tiny
hamlet Thornaby has grown until today the population is approx 24,200 and the town has an area of 1,993 acres.The total number of households exceeds 10,000. |
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The area where it all
began , this tiny hamlet clustered around the village green which boasted a population of 149 people in 1811.The green was used by local people and farmers for their livestock.The numerous ponds never seemed to dry up and were connected by a stream with footbridges over. |