Middlesbrough which to place new coal staithes. As a result, in 1829 he and a group of Quaker businessmen bought the Middlesbrough farmstead and associated estate, some of land, and established the Middlesbrough Estate Company. Through the company, the investors set about the development of a new coal port on the banks of the Tees nearby, and a suitable town on the site of the farm (the new town of Middlesbrough) to supply the port with labour. By 1830 the S&DR had been extended to Middlesbrough and expansion of the town was assured. The small farmstead became the site of such
Middlesbrough W.F.C. Gemma Grainger who progressed to work with the national England Women's set-up for The Football Association as U20's assistant coach. Norton and Stockton Ancients Ladies FC are a neighbouring team who have competed in the same league as Middlesbrough WFC as recently as the 2015–16 season. Middlesbrough W.F.C. Middlesbrough Women Football Club are the women's side of Middlesbrough. Founded in 1976, they currently play their matches in the , with home games being played at Bedford Terrace, the home of Billingham Town F.C. Middlesbrough WFC also have a reserve side competing in the FA Women's Premier League Reserve Northern Division