Stockton On Tees, England
Stockton-on-Meh
"Where the railway started and the excitement ended"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a riderless steam locomotive frozen mid-boast, flanked by two empty market stalls on the country's widest high street, beneath a bridge that leads to a car park. The motto beneath reads, in Latin, 'We Did It First, Actually'.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Visited the High Street, which I believe is technically the widest in the country, though it's mostly used for parking and the occasional market stall now. The SDC pedestrian bridge is a nice bit of design but I'm not sure it goes anywhere I wanted to be. Globe Theatre looks great after the refurb, genuinely worth a visit, but the town centre around it still feels like it's waiting for something to happen. Decent chippy though, can't fault the chippy."— BarryFromBillingham_87
Property Listing
A RARE opportunity to own a slice of railway history in a town centre boasting one of Britain's widest high streets, ideal for those who enjoy generously proportioned pavements and easy market-day parking! Riverside regeneration is bringing genuine sparkle back to the area, with the stunning Infinity Bridge and revamped Globe Theatre just a stroll (or a very wide walk) away.
Twinned With
Darlington — Both towns claim the Stockton and Darlington Railway as their birthright and have been quietly bickering about it since 1825.
Supporting Evidence
The Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened in 1825, was the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, and Stockton's High Street is one of the widest in the UK because it was originally designed to accommodate a cattle market.