Population 137,600
Famous natives Comedian Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown, magician Paul Daniels, and comedian Bob Mortimer
Did you know? The world famous explorer, navigator, and map maker Captain James Cook was born in Marton, which is now a suburb in the south-east of Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough workers know what they want when it comes to their dream living location. In our Connected Britain research, we found that these guys would be willing to travel for a maximum of 30 minutes to their place of employment if it meant living in their dream location. And with significant population and industry moves right across the UK becoming a possibility with universal connectivity, people in the Middlesbrough area could soon take their pick from a wide variety of locations.
Up until 1800, the town of Middlesbrough didn’t actually exist; it was a farm with a small agricultural community of 25 people. By the end of the nineteenth century it was a booming iron and steel town. Dominating Middlesbrough’s skyline is the infamous Transporter Bridge. The only working transporter bridge in the UK, it was featured in the movie Billy Elliot and TV series Auf Wiedersehen Pet. It can carry nine cars or 200 people suspended in a cradle below the structure from one side of the river to the other in just two and a half minutes.
The city is currently undergoing a massive regeneration project, with £200 million focused on reclaiming its docklands area just outside the famous Riverside Football Stadium. The regeneration is expected to create 750 new homes and 1,000 new jobs, and will be the biggest carbon neutral development in the UK.
