12 Facts About Yarm

Yarm, referred to as Yarm-on-Tees, is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England.

Yarm bridge marked the river's furthest tidal-flow reaching until a barrage opened to regulate the tide in 1995.

Yarm was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was originally a chapelry in the Kirklevington parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire; it later became a parish in its own right.

Yarm helmet is a c Viking age helmet that was found in Yarm.

For many years, Yarm was at the tidal limit and head of navigation on the River Tees.

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Yarm is bordered by two rivers, the River Tees to the north, and the River Leven to the east.

Two road bridges cross the river, Yarm Bridge crossing from the High Street to Eaglescliffe, which is Grade II* listed, and Leven Bridge crossing the Leven between Yarm and Low Leven, which is Grade II listed.

Yarm is part of the Stockton South Parliamentary Constituency which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 14 December 2019 by Matt Vickers, a Conservative MP.

Yarm has a town council which is responsible for certain aspects of the town's administration, including allotments and the cemetery.

Yarm Wolves is a team of the North East Rugby League.

However, planning permission was not granted by the local council, and Yarm School is no longer planning to move, instead choosing to renovate and improve the current site.

Yarm has been home to professional footballers including Middlesbrough and Dutch international George Boateng who now works outside the UK, and former Valencia and Spain International Gaizka Mendieta.