Yarm

Yarm-on-Tees
  • Yarm
Market town and civil parish
Yarm Town Hall
Hope House, believed to be the oldest building in Yarm
Yarm Viaduct spanning the town
Residential houses around the old market area
Yarm High Street
Yarm-on-Tees is located in North Yorkshire
Yarm-on-Tees
Yarm-on-Tees
Location within North Yorkshire
Population9,600 (small town, 2021 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ416124
Civil parish
  • Yarm
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYARM
Postcode districtTS15
Dialling code01642
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
Websitewww.YarmTC.org
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°30′N 1°21′W / 54.5°N 1.35°W / 54.5; -1.35

Yarm-on-Tees, or simply Yarm, is a market town in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a meander of the River Tees, extending south-east to the River Leven and south to the village of Kirklevington. A civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Yarm is near the towns of Stockton-on-Tees, 5 miles (8.0 km) to its northeast, and Darlington, 11 miles (18 km) to its west.

Yarm is known for its high street, voted Britain's best in a 2007 BBC Breakfast poll, and the Yarm Viaduct which spans across the town. It is also known locally for its annual funfair.

  1. ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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