River Leven, North Yorkshire River Leven, North Yorkshire The River Leven is a river in North Yorkshire, England, a tributary to the River Tees. It rises on Warren Moor, part of Kildale Moor, in the North York Moors and flows to the north of the moors to join the River Tees at Yarm. The source of the river is on Warren Moor, part of Kildale Moor, just south of the village of Kildale. It flows east until it reaches the Whitby to Middlesbrough rail line where it does a complete turnaround to flow west to Kildale. It then flows south-south-west through woodland to the
Middlesbrough and cartographer was born in Marton, now a suburb in the south of Middlesbrough. Tom Dresser (1892-1992), Middlesbrough's first Victoria Cross recipient during the First World War. Stanley Hollis (1912–72), recipient of the only Victoria Cross awarded on D-Day (6 June 1944). Ellen Wilkinson was a famous MP for Middlesbrough East, and was the first female Minister of Education. She also wrote a novel "Clash" (1929) which paints a very positive picture of "Shireport" (Middlesbrough). Steph McGovern, a business journalist for the BBC, grew up in Middlesbrough. Marion Coates Hansen was an active member of the local Independent Labour Party