Registered Sites
English Heritage maintains a Register of Parks and Gardens of "Special Historic Interest", with the aim of encouraging their protection and conservation. The Register entails no additional statutory controls.
There are two registered sites within Darlington Borough, both assessed as grade II:
- South Park (first included in 1994)
- West Cemetery (added 16 July 2003)
Descriptions
The latest descriptions received from English Heritage can be viewed or downloaded here:
Maps
Maps showing the boundary of each area are also available:
Please note that these boundaries represent the areas included in the listing and do not necessarily encompass the whole park or cemetery.
Further Information
Detailed advice concerning the Register is available from:
English Heritage
23 Savile Row
LONDON
W1S 2ET
Tel: 0207 973 3000
South Park has recently undergone refurbishment (see South Park Restoration).
Other Parks & Gardens of Interest
The Borough of Darlington Local Plan identifies the following other parks and gardens, which are not in the English Heritage register, that are of landscape or historic interest:
- North Lodge Park (currently being refurbished);
- Blackwell Grange;
- Rockliffe Park, Hurworth Place;
- Middleton Hall, Middleton St George;
- Walworth Castle;
- Redworth Hall;
- Hall Garth, Coatham Mundeville;
- Newbus Grange, Hurworth;
- Neasham Hall.
See Local Plan Policy 9 for details.