Whinfield is a suburb of Darlington

Darlington

Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...

, in the ceremonial county of County Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

, England

England

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. It is situated to the north of the centre of Darlington

Darlington

Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...

. Facilities within the community include a doctors surgery and pharmacy

Pharmacy

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, two local public house

Public house

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s, The Shuttle and Loom and The Springfield, and an Asda

Asda

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 supermarket.

Transport

Originally several bus routes (by different companies) called in the Whinfield area. However, after the controversial reshuffle of bus routes, Arriva North East

Arriva North East

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routes 6A/6B, 10, 17 and X66 operates to the Town Centre after the re-shuffle of bus timetables in Darlington which abolished the Skerne Park and Firth Moor bus services from Whinfield.

Education

Schools within the area include Whinfield Primary School (for students aged 4–11) and The Education Village. The EV is the first of its kind in the world, linking three schools on one site, Haughton Community School (for students aged 11–16), Springfield Primary School (for students aged 3–11) and Beaumont Hill School (for students aged 2–19 with special needs).