CENTURIES ago, when people from the UK moved over the pond to settle in the young United States, they took inspiration from their home when naming new locations.
There are today countless places across the world that share a name - including North-East towns and cities.
New York, New Jersey and New Hampshire are well known, but did you know that there are 16 places named Darlington in America? Globally, 23 places called Darlington.
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This includes Darlington in the North-East, and in Devon.
There are also two places in Australia called Darlington, and one in Jamaica.
Meanwhile, Durham can be found across seven countries throughout the world in 29 places.
There are 22 places named Durham in America, two in Canada and one in Jamaica, Germany, Barbados, Argentina and, of course, the UK.
Here are all of the places across the world named Durham and Darlington:
America
Darlington - Wisconsin
Darlington - Washington
Darlington - South Carolina
Darlington - Rhode Island
Darlington - Pennsylvania
Darlington - Ohio
Darlington - North Carolina
Darlington - New Jersey
Darlington - Missouri
Darlington - Maryland
Darlington - Louisiana
Darlington - Indiana
Darlington - Idaho
Darlington - Florida
Darlington - California
Darlington - Alabama
Durham - Wyoming
Durham - Wisconsin
Durham - Washington
Durham - Texas
Durham - Pennsylvania
Durham - Oregon
Durham - Oklahoma
Durham - North Carolina
Durham - New York
Durham - New Hampshire
Durham - Montana
Durham - Missouri
Durham - Mississippi
Durham - Kansas
Durham - Iowa
Durham - Indiana
Durham - Illinois
Durham - Georgia
Durham - Connecticut
Durham - Colorado
Durham - California
Durham - Arkansas
Australia
Darlington - Western Australia
Darlington - Victoria
Darlington - Tasmania
Darlington - South Australia
Canada
Durham - Ontario
Durham - New Brunswick
United Kingdom
Darlington - Devon
Darlington - Darlington
Durham - Durham
Jamaica
Darlington - Saint Ann
Durham - Portland
Germany
Durham - Bayern
Barbados
Durham - Saint Lucy
Argentina
Durham - Santa Fe
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