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Darlington's football team in nicknamed "The Quakers".


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Borough of Darlington
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, however it does share police and fire services with its former County. It borders County Durham, North Yorkshire, and Stockton-on-Tees.

Darlington's football team in nicknamed "The Quakers".

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.

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