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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cleveland like this:
CLEVELAND, a territory in the north of N. R. Yorkshire; extending along the Tees and the sea from the upper vicinity of Yarm to the western vicinity of Whitby. It corresponds nearly with the wapentake of Langbaurgh, and is 28 miles long and 15 miles broad. It gives the title of Duke to the family of Vane; and it produced the original stock of hunting and draught horses, known as Cleveland bays.
Cleveland is now part of REDCAR AND CLEVELAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how REDCAR AND CLEVELAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cleveland itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cleveland, in Redcar and Cleveland and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20125
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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