Whinney Banks Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.556°N -1.269°W
Official Name:Whinney Banks
Static Image:Church in Whinney Banks - geograph.org.uk - 1734484.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Francis of Assisi Church
Unitary England:Middlesbrough
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:North East England
Post Town:MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode District:TS5
Postcode Area:TS
Os Grid Reference:NZ476181

Whinney Banks is an area in west Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The area is on the Old River Tees's southern banks, the river's main flow was redirected with the Mandale Cut, the A19 is between the old river and the area. It is within the TS5 postcode area and a part of the Ayresome ward, along with parts of Ayresome.

History

Whinney Banks was originally of around 550 houses, built in the 1930s and 1940s, forming part of a wider expanse of social housing in west Middlesbrough.

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