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'''Darlington''' was a market town in [[North]]-[[East]]ern [[England]], which was near [[Newton Aycliffe]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[Fanboys (short story)|''Fanboys'']]) | '''Darlington''' was a market town in [[North]]-[[East]]ern [[England]], which was near [[Newton Aycliffe]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[Fanboys (short story)|''Fanboys'']]) | ||
Although seemingly innocuous, the town had a surprising amount of alien activity, due to the town itself having a gateway to the multiverse. Due to this, [[MIAOW]] implemented a branch there to monitor and contain the activity. ([[PROSE]]:'' [[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]], [[The Dreadful Flap (short story)|The Dreadful Flap]]'') | Although seemingly innocuous, the town had a surprising amount of alien activity, due to the town itself having a gateway to the multiverse. Due to this, [[MIAOW]] implemented a branch there to monitor and contain the activity. ([[PROSE]]:'' [[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]], [[The Dreadful Flap (short story)|The Dreadful Flap]]'') | ||
Darlington had a variety of locations, such as: [[Great Big Book Exchange|''Great Big Book Exchange'']], a bookshop located on [[South Road]];'' [[Magda's Mysteries]]'', a specialist [[bookshop]] which secretly held the entrance to the Darlington branch of MIAOW, located in the [[Darlington indoor market]]; a branch of [[Greggs]]; an unnamed café; furniture store rooms; [[kebab shop | Darlington had a variety of locations, such as: [[Great Big Book Exchange|''Great Big Book Exchange'']], a bookshop located on [[South Road]];'' [[Magda's Mysteries]]'', a specialist [[bookshop]] which secretly held the entrance to the Darlington branch of MIAOW, located in the [[Darlington indoor market]]; a branch of [[Greggs]]; an unnamed café; furniture store rooms; [[kebab shop]]s; the [[East Coast Line]] train station; the [[Duke's Legs hotel|''Duke's Legs hotel'']]; the [[Arts Centre]]; [[Skinnergate]], which was a street filled with junk shops as well as a lesbian bar; and to the South of Darlington laid a [[motorway]]. Beyond the motorway, there was the [[Scotch Corner Hotel|''Scotch Corner Hotel'']], which resided in seven dimensions. Further south, just outside of an unnamed, neighbouring village, upon the brow of a hill, [[Magda (The Dreadful Flap)|Magda]] lived in an old [[Magda's farmhouse|farmhouse]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'') | ||
Darlington also had a [[Tesco]] supermarket ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Annabel Regina (short story)|Annabel Regina]]''), [[WHSmith | Darlington also had a [[Tesco]] supermarket ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Annabel Regina (short story)|Annabel Regina]]''), [[WHSmith]]s, [[Wimpy Bar|Wimpys]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'') and the [[University of Darlington]].([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.thisisdarlington.com/gallery Darlington Gallery and Pictures - image gallery of old photos of Darlington] | * [https://www.thisisdarlington.com/gallery Darlington Gallery and Pictures - image gallery of old photos of Darlington] | ||
[[Category:English towns and villages]] | [[Category:English towns and villages]] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Eighth Doctor]] | [[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Eighth Doctor]] | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 3 September 2020
Darlington was a market town in North-Eastern England, which was near Newton Aycliffe. (PROSE: Fanboys)
Although seemingly innocuous, the town had a surprising amount of alien activity, due to the town itself having a gateway to the multiverse. Due to this, MIAOW implemented a branch there to monitor and contain the activity. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme, The Dreadful Flap)
Darlington had a variety of locations, such as: Great Big Book Exchange, a bookshop located on South Road; Magda's Mysteries, a specialist bookshop which secretly held the entrance to the Darlington branch of MIAOW, located in the Darlington indoor market; a branch of Greggs; an unnamed café; furniture store rooms; kebab shops; the East Coast Line train station; the Duke's Legs hotel; the Arts Centre; Skinnergate, which was a street filled with junk shops as well as a lesbian bar; and to the South of Darlington laid a motorway. Beyond the motorway, there was the Scotch Corner Hotel, which resided in seven dimensions. Further south, just outside of an unnamed, neighbouring village, upon the brow of a hill, Magda lived in an old farmhouse. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)
Darlington also had a Tesco supermarket (PROSE: Annabel Regina), WHSmiths, Wimpys, (PROSE: Fanboys) and the University of Darlington.(TV: Time-Flight)
History
In the 19th century, Panda wrote a letter to Iris while he was resting in Darlington after defeating a time traveller in Shildon. (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love)
A time rift called the Dreadful Flap opened above Darlington in 1965. (PROSE: The Dreadful Flap)
In 1981, David Taylor and his little brother Chris with their parents visted Darlington, and they eat french fries at Wimpys and go into a branch of WHSmiths to buy Target novels. (PROSE: Fanboys)
In 1982, Hayter taught at the University of Darlington. (TV: Time-Flight)
In 2010s, the events that lead to Anthony Marvelle reaching Hyspero began. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)
Undated events
The Eighth Doctor once encountered Iris Wildthyme in Darlington. (AUDIO: The Elixir of Doom)
Behind the scenes
Location information
Though it's possible that a real world location doesn't exist in the same geographic space in the Doctor Who universe, such cases are few and far between. Thus, the map to the right is probably a good indicator of the DWU location of Darlington.
