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- This article discusses Darlington, England. See Darlington (disambiguation) for other places with the same name.
| Borough of Darlington | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | North East England |
| Ceremonial County: | Durham |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 189th 197.47 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Darlington |
| ONS code: | 00EH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density |
Ranked 221st 97,888 496 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Darlington Borough Council http://www.darlington.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Alan Milburn, Tony Blair |
Darlington is an industrial town in the North East of England. In 2001 it had a resident population of 97,838.
Darlington has an attractive historic market area in the town centre and is famed for its associations with the birth of railways. The world's first ever passenger rail journey was between Darlington and nearby Stockton-on-Tees on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825.
The town is the home of Darlington F.C.
It lies within the traditional and ceremonial area of County Durham but on April 1, 1997 become a unitary authority with the name Darlington Borough Council, and so is not governed by Durham in any way. It borders County Durham, North Yorkshire, and Stockton-on-Tees.
The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the old borough of Darlington with Darlington Rural District. Places within the borough boundaries apart from Darlington include Hurworth-on-Tees.
External link
- Statistics about Darlington from the Office of National Statistics Census 2001
 Districts of North East England | ||
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| Northumberland | ||
| Tyne and Wear | ||
| Teesside, North Yorkshire | ||