Thornaby-on-Tees
The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. Its oldest building, St Peter's Church on Thornaby Green, dates back to the 11th and 12th centuries. The church is said to be one of the oldest and smallest buildings in the Tees Valley, still in full use for weddings, funerals, baptisms and christenings. The Victorian town centre was developed in the 19th century around the banks of the River Tees, which was a centre for heavy industry and shipbuilding, thriving on what is today known as the Teesdale site. This centre was replaced in the 1960s by the present town centre of Thornaby, around a mile (1.5km) south of the original centre. It offers a wide range of shopping facilities, with a market on Thursdays, and includes the Pavilion sports and leisure complex.
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