page_title: Stockton-on-Tees
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Stockton-on-Tees / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Infinity Footbridge The new North Shore footbridge over the River Tees, built at a cost of £15m, was opened in May 2009 and renamed the Infinity Bridge on account of its shape when reflected in the river resembles the mathematical symbol for infinity. It was too breezy on this day to see this. To the left is the Teesside campus of the University of Durham. In the foreground is a barrier shielding off one of the many lagoons around which the campus is built.
context_page_description: Stockton-on-Tees is a large market town in County Durham, England. The town has a population of 85,000, with a population of around 196,000 in the wider area, the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, according to 2017 estimates by ONS UK.
context_section_description: Stockton is famous for its associations with the friction match and the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which operated the world's first steam-hauled passenger train in 1825 and the town also has the world's oldest passenger railway station building. Major industries in Stockton have included ship building and repairing, heavy engineering as well as steel and chemicals manufacturing, however during the twentieth century the town's heavy industry declined dramatically, along with that of the surrounding Teesside area.
  Situated away from the town centre towards the A19 is HMP Holme House, a large Category B local prison for male adult prisoners who are either remanded in custody or convicted. It also accommodates a small number of Young Offenders aged 18–21 years. A purpose built prison which opened in May 1992, it serves primarily the communities of the Tees Valley, South West Durham, East Durham and North Yorkshire.
caption: The Infinity Bridge, opened in 2009
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