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Darlington
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Darlington
Darlington
is a
market town
in
County Durham
, in the North East of England and is also part of the
Tees Valley
region. It is the major settlement in the
unitary authority
and
borough of Darlington
, with a resident population of 106,000 in 2011. The town lies on the small
River Skerne
, a tributary of the
River Tees
, not far from the main river. The town owes much of its development to the influence of local
Quaker
families during the
Victorian era
, and it is famous as the terminus of
the world's first passenger railway
.
Darlington railway station
is a stop on the
East Coast Main Line
. Darlington is currently represented at the
UK Parliament
by
Jenny Chapman
MP.
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