River Tees
The River Tees, in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for 85 miles to reach the North Sea in the North East of England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the North East of England
- Also known as: “Tees”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station and Tees Renewable Energy Plant.
Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station
Power station
Photo: UK Payphone Directory, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartlepool nuclear power station is a nuclear power station situated on the northern bank of the mouth of the River Tees, 2.5 mi south of Hartlepool in County Durham, North East England.
Tees Renewable Energy Plant
Power station
Tees Renewable Energy Plant is a proposed biomass fueled power station situated on the River Tees at Teesport in Redcar and Cleveland, North East England. Tees Renewable Energy Plant is situated 1½ miles south of River Tees.
Seaton Carew Wreck
Disaster remains
The Seaton Carew Wreck is a protected wrecksite lying in the intertidal zone at Seaton Carew. Prior to 1996 the wreck had been completely covered by the sand of the beach, but it was exposed in 1996 and 2002 and has been regularly exposed since 2004. Seaton Carew Wreck is situated 2½ miles north of River Tees.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seal Sands and Warrenby.
Seal Sands
Locality
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seal Sands is a 294.37 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England, notified in 1966. Situated in the mouth of the River Tees next to Greatham Creek and Seaton-on-Tees Channel, the site is accessible from the A178 road running between Seaton Carew and Port Clarence. Seal Sands is situated 1½ miles west of River Tees.
Warrenby
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen McCulloch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Warrenby is a depopulated area of Redcar in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is a light industrial area and is no longer residential. Warrenby is situated 2½ miles east of River Tees.
Seaton Carew
Village
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seaton Carew is a seaside resort in the Borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It gives its name to the Seaton ward, which had an estimated population of 7,194 in 2021. Seaton Carew is situated 2½ miles northwest of River Tees.
River Tees
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“River Tees” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Tees”
- Breton: “Tees”
- Catalan: “Riu Tees”
- Cebuano: “River Tees”
- Chinese: “蒂斯河”
- Chuvash: “Тис”
- Danish: “Tees”
- Dutch: “Tees”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر المحملات”
- Finnish: “Tees”
- French: “Tees”
- German: “River Tees”
- German: “Tees”
- Irish: “Abhainn Tees”
- Italian: “Tees”
- Japanese: “ティーズ川”
- Japanese: “ティー川”
- Korean: “티스강”
- Latvian: “Tīsa”
- Lithuanian: “Tisas”
- Lithuanian: “Tysas”
- Macedonian: “Тиз”
- Macedonian: “Тис”
- Northern Frisian: “Tees”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tees”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tees”
- Norwegian: “Tees”
- Polish: “Tees”
- Portuguese: “Rio Tees”
- Russian: “Тис (река, Великобритания)”
- Russian: “Тис”
- Serbian: “Тиз”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tees”
- Spanish: “Rio Tees”
- Spanish: “Río Tees”
- Swedish: “Tees”
- Ukrainian: “Тис (річка, Велика Британія)”
- Ukrainian: “Тис”
- Venetian: “Fiume Tees”
- Welsh: “Afon Tees”
- Western Frisian: “Tees”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Teesport and Tod Point.
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