Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a large post-industrial town on the south bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, northeast England, founded in 1830. The local council, a unitary authority, is Middlesbrough Borough Council. The 2011 Census recorded the borough's total resident population as 138,400 and the wider urban settlement with a population of 174,700, technically making Middlesbrough the largest urban subdivision in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. Middlesbrough is part of the larger built-up area of Teesside which had an overall population of 376,333 at the 2011 Census. Middlesbrough became a county borough within the North Riding
Middlesbrough Roller Derby Middlesbrough Roller Derby Middlesbrough Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league and not-for-profit organisation based in Middlesbrough, England. Founded as "Middlesbrough Milk Rollers" in September 2007, Middlesbrough is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In September 2007 and inspired by the London Rollergirls, the league was founded as the first derby league in the North East by Natalie "Germaine Leer" Boxall and Karen "Bon Sleaze" Slater. The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers hosted the Northern EXPOsure on 19 September 2009 which featured 4 leagues from the UK competing. As well as taking part in boot