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The 2007 Town Centre Pedestrian Heart Project, an investment of £10 million, saw some of Darlington's town centre modernised; there was an emphasis on vehicles becoming less common in the centre and some roads pedestrianised completely. Other improvements were to cycling facilities and routes, linking the town to the national cycle route network.
The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a unitary authority; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Darlington, where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural ...
The town hall initially served as the headquarters of Darlington County Borough Council [11] and remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Darlington District Council was formed in 1974. [12] It went on to become the headquarters of the new unitary authority, Darlington Borough Council, in 1997. [13]
The old town hall was the headquarters of Darlington Borough Council until it moved to the new town hall in Feethams in 1970. The complex consists of three separate buildings, all of which are Grade II listed: the old town hall, [1] the market hall [2] and the clock tower. [3]
Darlington railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line, serving the town of Darlington in County Durham, England. It is 232 miles 50 chains (232.63 miles; 374.37 kilometres) north of London King's Cross. It is situated between Northallerton to the south and Durham to the north. Its three-letter station code is DAR.
In October 2023, Darlington's Rail Heritage Quarter was renamed from Head of Steam to Hopetown Darlington, after the area of Darlington in which it is situated, which is so named due to the location of the historic Hopetown Carriage Works and Hope Town Foundry. [6] Hopetown Darlington is a 7.5 acre site encompassing the former Head of Steam ...
As part of the scheme, Darlington Arena station would have received service to Darlington and Saltburn (1–2 to 4 trains per hour) and new rollingstock. [12] While never concrete or mentioned in any detailed plans, there was also mention of street-running trams to Darlington town centre, which may have also operated in the vicinity of the ...
Firth Moor, or Firthmoor is an area in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the south-east of Darlington town centre. References