High Leven

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Low Lane looking to Barwick Lane, High Leven
Low Lane looking to Barwick Lane, High Leven

High Leven is a village within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, and is located towards the mouth of the River Leven.

[edit] Administration

Administratively, the town is in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, made a unitary authority in 1996, before which High Leven was in the non-metropolitan county of Cleveland, a creation of the Local Government Act 1972 which abolished the Stokesley Rural District in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

High Leven, which is part of the Yarm ward (and also includes Kirklevington) has three local councillors sitting on Stockton borough council all of which are Conservatives. As of 2006 they are: Jennifer Beaumont, Brian Jones, and Andrew Sherris.

[edit] Geography

The village is located to the east of Yarm at the top of Leven Bank.



Towns and Villages in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees  view  talk  edit 

Aislaby | Billingham | Carlton | Cowpen Bewley | Eaglescliffe | Egglescliffe | Elton | Fairfield | Grindon | Hartburn | High Leven | Hilton | Longnewton | Maltby | Norton | Port Clarence | Redmarshall | Stockton | Stillington | Thornaby | Thorpe Thewles | Urlay Nook | Whinney Hill | Whitton | Wolviston | Yarm