What is Darlington?
{{about|the city in England}} [[File:Darlington town centre.jpg|thumb|right|Darlington town centre]] '''Darlington''' is a town in [[County Durham]], [[England]]. Darlington had [[population]] of 97,838 in 1997.<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pyramids/pages/00EH.asp Census 2001 - Population Pyramids - Darlington UA]</ref> The town is on the [[East Coast mainline]] and has from many intercity rail dervices, including routes to [[London]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Leeds]] and [[Manchester]]. The towns is well known for its football team, [[Darlington F.C.]]. The Darlington Economic Campus has officials from nine government departments. It is part of the [[Government of the United Kingdom|government]]’s plan to move 22,000 [[civil service]] jobs out of London.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Strauss|first=Delphine|date=2023-08-07|title=Hybrid working put to the test as ‘London-centric’ UK civil service heads north|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/a26b7c83-e1a6-4148-8606-36ddf5a1b455|access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in County Durham]]