Levendale is a small housing estate

Housing estate

A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...

 in the south east of Yarm

Yarm

Yarm is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. It is on the south bank of the River Tees and for ceremonial purposes is in North Yorkshire...

, in northern England, which is bordered by the River Leven

River Leven, North Yorkshire

The River Leven is a river in North Yorkshire, England and is a tributary to the River Tees. It rises on Warren Moor, part of Kildale Moor, in the North Yorks Moors and flows to the north of the moors to join the River Tees at Yarm.-Course:...

. It is also known as Ingleby Grange. The estate is built in former area occupied by Leven Mouth Farm http://www.geocities.com/waggonways/north-20/billingham.html

Levendale has been, and is the home to many of Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

's footballers

Football (soccer)

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Other than houses, Levendale has one Primary School, and a McColls

RS McColl

RS McColl, or "McColl's is a Scottish newsagent company named after Robert Smyth McColl, who was a professional footballer. It was founded in 1901 by McColl and his brother Tom...

 convenience store as well as various large open spaces including one that runs down the middle of the estate where electricity pylons used to stand until they were removed in the summer of 2004.
Half of the estate's streets follow a naming theme of villages in the North York Moors

North York Moors

The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of , and it has a population of about 25,000...

. The estate's streets are listed below.

• Valley Drive
  • Friarswood Close
  • Netherby Close
  • Stainsby Close
  • Valley Close
  • Denevale

• Lingfield Road
  • Rudby Close
  • Enterpen Close
  • Levendale Close

• Mount Leven Road
  • Westmoor Close
  • Foxton Close
  • Stevenson Close
  • Bankside

• Glaisdale Road
  • Potto Close
  • Busby Way
  • Battersby Close
  • Goulton Close
  • Braeworth Close
  • Angrove Close
  • Spell Close

School

Levendale Primary School is a primary school located in the estate which opened in the 1970s.

The school is located at the centre of the estate and consists of five buildings. See http://web.me.com/levendaleprimary/Site/Welcome.html