Whinfield

Whinfield
Whinfield  Whinfield shown within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ308171
Shire county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Darlington
Postcode district	DL1
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
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Coordinates: 54°32′53″N 1°31′30″W / 54.548°N 1.525°W / 54.548; -1.525

Whinfield is a suburb of Darlington, in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of the centre of Darlington. Facilities within the community include a doctor's surgery and pharmacy, two local public houses (the Shuttle and Loom, and the Springfield) and an Asda supermarket.

Transport

Originally several bus routes (by different companies) called in the Whinfield area. However, now Arriva North East routes 6A/6B, 10, 17 and X66 operate to the Town Centre after the after the controversial 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 Academy (for students aged 11–16), Springfield Academy (for students aged 3–11) and Beaumont Hill Academy (for students aged 2–19 with special needs).