Darlington, County Durham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 2022 [4K]

A short morning stroll around the wonderful market town of Darlington , County Durham. This video was filmed on Sunday 24th April, 2022. The camera used for filming is a Sony FDR-X3000. Darlington is a large market town in County Durham, England. In 2011, the town had a population of 92,363 and the larger Borough of Darlington‘s population was recorded as 105,564. In the 19th century, Darlington underwent substantial industrial development, spurred by the establishment there of the world's first permanent steam-locomotive-powered passenger railway: the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Much of the vision (and financing) behind the railway's creation was provided by local Quaker families in the Georgian and Victorian eras. As the 19th century progressed, Quaker families in the Darlington area became prominent employers and philanthropists. Darlington's most famous landmark, the clock tower, was given to the town by the industrialist Joseph Pease in 1864. The clock's face was crafted by T. Cooke & Sons of York, and the tower bells were cast by John Warner & Sons of nearby Norton-on-Tees. These bells were the sister bells to those inside the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in London, the most famous of which is Big Ben. Darlington is located in the south of County Durham close to the River Tees, which acts as the border between Durham and Yorkshire. Both the River Tees and River Skerne pass through the town, the River Skerne later joining the River Tees which then flows east and into the North Sea. Neighbouring towns include Bishop Auckland, Eaglescliffe, Newton Aycliffe, Richmond, Stockton and Yarm.