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Yarm has been around since the 12th century
- it was even mentioned in the Domesday Book. Yarm was originally
the main port on the River Tees, the port of Yarm handled everything
from corn, flour, cheese, butter and bacon. Vessels up to 60
Tons managed the difficult journey up the River Tees to Yarm.
Yarm's
role as a port declined as Stockton-on-Tees developed, its shipping
trade declined through the 18th century.
Yarm
is famous for a number of things, namely the Viaduct, the Annual
Fair and the almost annual floods.
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