- Whinfield
Whinfield is a suburb of
Darlington , in theceremonial county ofCounty Durham ,England . It is situated to the north of the centre ofDarlington . Facilities within the community include a doctors surgery andpharmacy , two local public houses, The Shuttle and Loom and The Springfield, and anAsda supermarket.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).
Originally several bus routes (by different companies) called in the Whinfield area. However, after the controversial reshuffle of bus routes,
Arriva North East 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.Whinfield was also the home of a child's play park which was recently shut down and demolished.
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