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Redcar is a seaside resort and town situated in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in the Tees Valley region of the North East of England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it lies east-north-east of Middlesbrough by the North Sea coast. The combined population of the wards of Coatham, Dormanstown, Kirkleatham, Newcomen, West Dyke and Zetland was 36,610 in the 2001 census decreasing to 35,692 in the 2011 census. With the opening of the Middlesbrough to Redcar Railway in 1846, Redcar became a resort for Victorian tourists. == History == Redcar occupies a low-lying site by the sea; the second element of its name is from Old Scandinavian ''kjarr'', meaning 'marsh', and the first may be either Old English ''rēad'' meaning 'red' or OE ''hrēod'' 'reed'. Redcar originated as a fishing town in the 14th century, trading with the larger adjacent market town of Coatham.〔 Until the mid-19th century it was a sub-parish of the of Marske-by-the-Sea—mentioned in the Domesday book. In 1846 work was completed on the Middlesbrough and Redcar Railway, created to attract tourism and trade,〔; 〕 but like much of the Middlesbrough region, Redcar's real population expansion began with the discovery in 1850 of iron ore in the Eston area of the Cleveland Hills.〔 After the construction of Redcar Racecourse in 1875, Redcar prospered as a seaside town drawing tourists attracted by its eight miles of sands stretching from South Gare to Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Numerous ships have foundered off the Redcar coastline and many of their wrecks still exist. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Redcar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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