Historic landfill sites in Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees
The Environment Agency records 8 historic landfill sites in and around Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees. covering roughly 21 hectares in total. The largest is Stockton Works Tip - East at 5.04 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Thornaby-on-Tees (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Works Tip - East | 5.04 ha | 1986 | IndustrialInert |
| Winney Banks | 4.68 ha | 1978 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Bracken Hill Sand Quarry | 3.19 ha | 1984 | IndustrialCommercialInert |
| Landfill Site Manor Farm | 2.52 ha | 1978 | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Stainton Quarry | 2.38 ha | 1983 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrialCommercialInert |
| Brawith Claypit os 3100 | 1.97 ha | 1980 | HouseholdInert |
| Hustler Landfill Site | 1.26 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Stockton Football Club | 0.1 ha | 1988 | Inert |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Thornaby-on-Tees?
- 8 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Thornaby-on-Tees town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Thornaby-on-Tees?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.