Darlington is a suburb of

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part of which is in the

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and the

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. For many years, Darlington was the southern entrance to Adelaide's urban area on Main South Road. It hosted many service stations of different brands. It represents the convergence of Flagstaff Road to Main South Road from the south, with Seacombe Road to the west, Diagonal Road to the northwest and

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to the north with South Road continuing northeast. The new upgrades are taking place here and most are complete. Darlington 2

In about 1851 the village of Darlington was created and named by Samuel William Lewis, the licensed victualler of the Flagstaff Inn, after the

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named

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

. Lewis was the licensed victualler of the Flagstaff Inn during these years 1848-1853 – 1858 – 1860–1864. Lewis was a

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by trade and he was contracted to erect the first two public memorials in the colony. The first was a memorial to Colonel

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erected in 1843 over the site of his grave in

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. The second was the monument to

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at Stamford Hill near

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in 1844.

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Suburbs of Adelaide {{Adelaide-geo-stub

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