Darlington

Darlington is a town in , with a population of 93,015 in 2021. Locally known as "Darlo", it's best known for its role in the development of the railways in the 19th century.
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  • Type: Town with 92,400 residents
  • Description: town in County Durham, England
  • Also known as: “Darlington, County Durham” and “Darlington, England”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Darlington Railway Station and The Darlington Arena.

Railway station
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serves the town of Darlington, in , England. It is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line, 232 miles 50 chains north of ; it lies between to the south and to the north.

Stadium
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is a rugby union stadium, located in Darlington, . The arena was opened in the summer of 2003, as the new home ground of Darlington F.C., following the decision to leave their previous ground, Feethams, after the 2002–03 season.

Museum
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is a railway-themed visitor attraction in Darlington that opened in July 2024. The attraction explores and promotes Darlington's pioneering railway heritage, and at the same time serves as a community hub hosting large scale events, activities and festivals.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockerton and Harrowgate, County Durham.

Suburb
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is an area in the north-west of Darlington in the borough of Darlington, , England. The Cocker Beck flows through the area and empties into the via The Denes, an area and string of valleyed parks donated for the town in the early 20th century.

Suburb
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Harrowgate Hill is a suburb of Darlington, in the Borough of Darlington, , England. The area includes the villages of , the Harrowgate Village as well as Ashbrook and Harrowgate Hill with the latter the largest part of the area.

Suburb
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is a suburb of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is situated in the north west of Darlington, north of . The area was rural until the 20th century, a large wagon works was established in the 1920s, with housing development starting at the same time.

Darlington

Latitude
54.5242° or 54° 31′ 27″ north
Longitude
-1.5556° or 1° 33′ 20″ west
Population
92,400
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
IATA airport code
XVG
United Nations Location Code
GB DRL
Open location code
9C6WGCFV+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26701366
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2651513
Wiki­data ID
Q213181
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Darlington” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دارلينغتون”
  • Armenian: “Դարլինգտոն”
  • Asturian: “Darlington”
  • Basque: “Darlington”
  • Belarusian: “Дарлінгтан”
  • Bengali: “ডার্লিংটন”
  • Breton: “Darlington”
  • Catalan: “Darlington”
  • Cebuano: “Darlington”
  • Chinese: “Darlington”
  • Chinese: “达灵顿”
  • Chinese: “達靈頓”
  • Czech: “Darlington”
  • Danish: “Darlington”
  • Dutch: “Darlington”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دارلينجتون”
  • Esperanto: “Darlington”
  • Estonian: “Darlington”
  • Finnish: “Darlington”
  • French: “Darlington”
  • German: “Darlington”
  • Greek: “Ντάρλινγκτον”
  • Gujarati: “ડાર્લિંગટન”
  • Gujarati: “ડાર્લિંગ્ટન”
  • Hebrew: “דרלינגטון”
  • Hindi: “डार्लिंगटन”
  • Hungarian: “Darlington”
  • Indonesian: “Darlington”
  • Italian: “Darlington”
  • Japanese: “ダーリントン”
  • Kannada: “ಡಾರ್ಲಿಂಗ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “달링턴”
  • Ladin: “Darlington”
  • Latvian: “Dārlingtona”
  • Lithuanian: “Darlington”
  • Lithuanian: “Darlingtonas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Darlington”
  • Malagasy: “Darlington”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Darlington”
  • Northern Frisian: “Darlington”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Darlington”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Darlington”
  • Norwegian: “Darlington”
  • Persian: “دارلینگتون”
  • Polish: “Darlington”
  • Portuguese: “Darlington”
  • Romanian: “Darlington”
  • Russian: “Darlington”
  • Russian: “Дарлингтон”
  • Scots: “Darlington”
  • Serbian: “Darlington”
  • Serbian: “Дарлингтон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Darlington, Durham”
  • Silesian: “Darlington”
  • Slovak: “Darlington”
  • Slovenian: “Darlington”
  • Spanish: “Darlington”
  • Swedish: “Darlington”
  • Tamil: “டார்லிங்டன்”
  • Tatar: “Дарлиңтон”
  • Telugu: “డార్లింగ్ టన్”
  • Telugu: “డార్లింగ్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Darlington”
  • Ukrainian: “Дарлінгтон”
  • Urdu: “ڈارلنگٹن”
  • Volapük: “Darlington”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Darlington”
  • Welsh: “Darlington”
  • Yue Chinese: “達寧頓”
  • Yue Chinese: “達靈頓”
  • “Darlington”

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