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Approximate Population: 106,000

Darlington is a town in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England, and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. Darlington has a resident population of 97,838 as of 1997. On 1 April 1997, the Borough of Darlington became a unitary authority area, which separated it from the non-metropolitan county of Durham, for administrative purposes and is now part of the Tees Valley. The town is home to the football team Darlington F.C., known as The Quakers because of the contributions made to the town by men such as Edward and Joseph Pease, members of the Religious Society of Friends.

Darlington is Located within the Tees Valley and is often slated as ‘The gateway to the Tees Valley’. Although the tees valley is often known for its industry very little in the way of industry exists in Darlington.

Darlington is close to The Pennines and Cleveland Hills, the North York Moors are also with in easy reach of the town. Both the River Tees and River Skerne pass through the town, the River Skerne later joining the River Tees which then flows into the North Sea.

Darlington railway station (Bank Top) lies on the East Coast Main Line. There are also services from the historic North Road railway station and associated Darlington Railway Centre and Museum.

In 1870, The Northern Echo newspaper was launched. It is based in Priestgate and is a long-standing part of life in the North East. Although a local paper, it is a full-bodied newspaper in its own right and includes national and international news in its scope. Independent local radio station Alpha 103.2 launched in 1995. William Thomas Stead was the first editor of the Northern Echo – opposite of the Northern Echo building is the ‘The William Stead’ public house, restaurant and beer garden.

The town has the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (former grammar school), which gets the best A level results in North East England. There are many other schools including: Hummersknott School, Carmel RC Technology College, Hurworth School and Longfield School. Darlington College is the newly built FE College. The town has other schools that have become Academies, this includes Eastbourne Comprehensive School, which has now become Eastbourne Church Of England Academy, soon to be St.Aidans Church Of England Academy.

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