Cleveland is an area in the north east of England. Its name means literally "cliff-land"' date=' referring to its hilly southern areas, which rise to nearly 1,500 ft. Historically Cleveland, part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, was located entirely to the south of the River Tees and its largest town was [u']Guisborough. which incidentally means "guys borough" and is quite popular with english gays and fatchicks.