Darlington, city and borough, NE
England, on the Skerne River near its junction with the Tees River.
Darlington was a railroad center, with extensive locomotive works, iron
foundries, and heavy and construction engineering. The locomotive that drew
the first passenger train (1825), on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is
preserved at the Darlington Railway Center and Museum. St. Cuthbert's
Collegiate Church (12th cent.) is there. Educational institutions include
Queen Elizabeth College, the College of Technology, and the School of
Art.
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