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Darlington (authority)

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Darlington

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Locator map for the English administrative region of Darlington.

Unitary authority (borough status) in northeast England, created in 1997.

Area

197 sq km/76 sq mi

Towns and cities

Darlington (administrative headquarters); villages of Hurworth on Tees, Middleton St George, Heighington, Hurworth Place

Features

River Skerne flows through Darlington, River Tees forms southern boundary of authority; Darlington Railway Centre and Museum houses English engineer George Stephenson's locomotion engine, which first ran from here to Stockton in 1825; St Cuthbert's church (1180)

Industries

heavy engineering, iron and steel, vehicle components, bridge building, telecommunications, fitted furniture, textiles, knitting wool, agriculture

Population

(2001) 97,800

Famous people

Ralph Hodgson (poet)


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