Teesdale Business Park


Teesdale Business Park is a major business park on the former site of Head Wrightsons' Teesdale works in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. The park was redeveloped by the Teesside Development Corporation.
The area is immediately north of Thornaby railway station.
The business park is bounded by the Tees Valley Rail-line and the River Tees. It is a short distance from Stockton-on-Tees town centreconnected via the Victoria, Teesquay Millennium, Princess of Wales and Infinity bridges.

Buildings and organisations

The area consists of the following buildings, businesses and organisations.
; Educational institutions
; Shops and services
; Public houses
; Residential and nursing homes
; Residential Properties
; Roads
; Bridges
; Water features

Historic note

In 1987, after Head Wrightsons' Teesdale Works closed and the site had been cleared, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited the site as part of her visit to Teesside to open the Teesside Development Corporation and made what has been poignantly termed her "Walk in the Wilderness".