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History of Redcar
The name Redcar means "(place by the) red marsh" from the Old English read "red" and Old Scandinavian kjarr. Redcar originated as a small fishing town in the 1300s, trading with the larger adjacent market town of Coatham. Until the mid 19th century it was a sub-parish of the local village of Marske-by-the-Sea. The Middlesbrough [...]
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