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Darlington (Demographic characteristics (pop. density
Central: 20.7
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Darlington
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Location
LOCATION- 21 km west of Middlesborough, 16km west of Stockton, 22km east of Barnard Castle
LOCALE- Northern Echo Newspaper, developed by Quaker families from the Victorian era, first passenger railway in 1825
SENSE OF PLACE- renowned for tolerance of diverse lifestyles as first town in England to allow same sex civil ceremonies in 2001, historical market area, birth of railway celebrations
wards: College ward, Central Ward and Park East (North Gate) Ward
Factors
ENDOGENOUS
- flat and level for easy building
- River skerne flows N-S which creates social segregation
- old industry near railway
- wealthy west
EXOGENOUS
- motorway
- east coast main line
- Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Pathway migration
- Ingenious Darlington
Flows
Demographic
2006, largest immigrants were Poles (1750) then Lithuanian (340)
by 2009, moved home (short-term migrants)
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Agents of change
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National Government- DBC adheres to planning advice for new developments, spending cuts means that councils need to identify when money can be spent more efficiently- e.g moving Crown Street Library into the Dolphin Center
Multinational Corporations- create local jobs e.g Cummins, ALDI and Argos
International and Global institutions- funding to local areas through ERDF (European Regional Development Fund). Business Darlington helps small and medium sized enterprises to grow
DBC logo
- corn to represent agriculture
- clock tower
- locomotive No 1
- arrow under to represent moving forwards
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