West Park, Darlington
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West Park is an area of Darlington, in County Durham, England. The area covers 49 hectares (121 acres) of land,[1]
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West Park, Darlington | |
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Location within County Durham | |
OS grid reference | NZ2683716661 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DARLINGTON |
Postcode district | DL2 |
Dialling code | 01325 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
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It consists of:
- 37 hectare West Park Village: at least 700 residential properties, a mix of commercial properties, and other facilities.
- 12 hectare West Park Nature Reserve: the first new park to be created in Darlington in the last 100 years.[2]
- A hospital West Park Hospital, opened 2004.[3]
- A school, 'West Park Academy', opened 2005.[3][4]
The West Park development has won several national awards, including a Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Sustainable Communities Award,[5] and a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Gold Award For Regeneration.