What is "middlesbrough"

Middlesbrough is a large industrial town on the south bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England, founded in 1830. The local council, a unitary authority, is Middlesbrough Borough Council. In 2011 it had a total resident population of 138,400 for the borough and 174,700 for the wider Middlesbrough built-up area subdivision, which itself is part of the larger built-up area of Teesside and had an overall population of 376,333 at the 2011 census.

Middlesbrough became a county borough within the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1889. In 1968, the borough was merged with a number of others to form the County Borough of Teesside, which was absorbed in 1974 by the county of Cleveland. In 1996, Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough Borough Council became a unitary authority within North Yorkshire. RGs Erimus ("We shall be" in Latin) was chosen as Middlesbrough's motto in 1830. It recalls Fuimus ("We have been") the motto of the Norman/Scottish Bruce family, who were lords of Cleveland in the Middle Ages. The town's coat of arms is an azure lion, from the arms of the Bruce family, a star, from the arms of Captain James Cook, and two ships, representing shipbuilding and maritime trade.

Middlesbrough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Andy McDonald from Labour.

Middlesbrough is a large town in the north east of England.

Middlesbrough and its variants Middlesborough, Middlesboro and Middlesbro may also refer to:

In sport:

• Middlesbrough F.C., an English association football club
• Middlesbrough Futsal Club, an English futsal club
• Middlesbrough Bears, a Speedway team which operated from 1939 until 1996
• Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C., an English association football club active from 1889 to 1894

In geography:

• Middlesboro, Kentucky, formerly spelled Middlesborough
• Middlesbrough Rural District, a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1932

In history:

• Middlesbrough during World War II
• Middlesboro crater, a meteorite crater in Kentucky, United States
• Middlesbrough meteorite a meteorite in Middlesbrough, England

In the Parliament of the United Kingdom:

• Middlesbrough (UK Parliament constituency), a borough constituency in the House of Commons
• Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency in the House of Common
• Middlesbrough West (UK Parliament constituency), a former United Kingdom parliamentary constituency
• Middlesbrough East (UK Parliament constituency), a former United Kingdom parliamentary constituency

Other uses:

• Middlesbrough railway station, a station serving the town of Middlesbrough, England
• See also: Middleborough, Massachusetts