Darlington is a market and industrial town in County Durham, England. It is the main administrative centre of the unitary authority Borough of Darlington. The borough is a constituent member of the devolved Tees Valley area.
The River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, flows through the town. It is sited near to the Yorkshire Dales National Park, being 11 miles (18 km) from the park boundary near the town of Richmond. Darlington had a population of 107,800 in the 2021 Census, which classes it as a "large town".
In the 19th century, establishment of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (the world's first permanent steam locomotive-powered passenger railway) led to the town having an industrial and manufacturing economy.
Distance between:
London to Darlington219 Miles / 353 Kms Liverpool to Darlington98 Miles / 157 Kms
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