Teesdale
There is a separate article for the local government district of Teesdale.
Teesdale is a
dale, or
valley, of the east side of the
Pennines in
England. Its principal villages include
Middleton-in-Teesdale,
Mickleton,
Eggleston,
Romaldkirk, and
Cotherstone. It gives its name to the
Teesdale district of
County Durham, although the south side of Teesdale is
traditionally part of the
North Riding of
Yorkshire. Formerly the
Startforth Rural District, it was transferred to County Durham for
administrative and
ceremonial purposes on
1 April 1974, under the provisions of the
Local Government Act 1972.
The
River Tees flows through Teesdale before reaching
Barnard Castle and then passing to the south of
Darlington, reaching the
North Sea south of
Hartlepool after passing
Stockton-on-Tees and
Middlesbrough. Running roughly parallel to Teesdale to the north is
Weardale.
