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Whinney Banks, also less commonly known as Acklam Green, is an area in west Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The area is on the Old River Tees's southern banks, the river's main flow was redirected with the Mandale Cut, the A19 is between the old river and the area. It is within the TS5 postcode area and a part of the Ayresome ward, along with West Lane.

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Whinney Banks
St Francis of Assisi Church
Whinney Banks Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ476181
Unitary authority	Middlesbrough
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode district	TS5
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.556000°N 1.269000°W / 54.556000; -1.269000

History

Whinney Banks was originally of around 550 houses, built in the 1930s and 1940s, forming part of a wider expanse of social housing in west Middlesbrough. The area became unpopular, by the late 1990s over a third of the properties were void. In 1999 the area became part of the West Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Trust New Deal for Communities area, becoming a project for housing renewal. Work then started on acquiring and demolishing 412 houses in preparation for redevelopment.

In 2004, Bellway Homes was appointed to lead the £50 million redevelopment of the site. This involved the construction of 454 new houses. The development used the name of Acklam Green, being off Acklam Road.

Gallery

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  Whinney Banks Pond
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  North part of Whinney Banks

References

• National Statistics

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