Darlington is an unincorporated village

Unincorporated area

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 in northeastern Harford County

Harford County, Maryland

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, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 as a historic district in 1987 with approximately 100 contributing properties (see also Darlington Historic District

Darlington Historic District

Darlington Historic District is a national historic district at Darlington, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It includes approximately 100 small-scale structures in the village of Darlington...

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Community

Local children attend the Darlington Elementary School, which is located in Darlington. The elementary school has one class per grade level (K through 5), and two autism classrooms. There is not a Darlington High School, so children usually enroll in Havre de Grace High School.

An annual apple

Apple

The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...

 festival is held in Darlington the first Saturday in October.

Darlington and the surrounding communities are provided fire and EMS service by the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company.

Darlington has its own library at 1134 Main Street. Darlington also has several houses of worship, including Harmony Presbyterian Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Darlington United Methodist Church

Darlington United Methodist Church

Darlington United Methodist Church is located in Darlington, Maryland. It is a pre Civil War structure, built in 1852, with white siding, large windows, and many historically original architecture. It is a church within the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church...

, Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse

Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse

Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Friends meeting house located at Darlington, Harford County, Maryland. It is a one-story fieldstone structure, six bays long on the south, four bays on the north, and three bays wide. It was constructed in 1784 to replace a building of 1737 and...

, and Hosanna AME Church located in historic Berkley, Maryland

Berkley, Maryland

Berkley is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Rigbie House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.-References:...

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They are currently reconstructing Mango Road.(route 194)

External links

• Darlington Historic District, Harford County, Maryland Historical Trust