Wyvern Academy

Wyvern Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the Branksome area of Darlington, County Durham, England. It schools pupils aged 11 to 16, and is the default school for most residents living in the Branksome/Faverdale/Cockerton areas of Darlington. The school was originally known as Branksome Comprehensive School until renamed the Darlington School of Maths and Science in 2011.

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Branksome, County Durham

Branksome is a suburb of Darlington in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north-west of the town, close to Mowden, Cockerton, West Park and Faverdale. It is largely made up from council owned properties and service buildings started in the late 1940s through to the 1970s. Although some of the council built houses and flats have been sold to tenants since the 1980s under the government 'right to buy' scheme, many are still retained as rented properties by the Housing Department of Darlington Borough Council (unitary authority). This management situation was consulted on in 2003-04 and the Housing Dept. retained management after consultations with tenants throughout the borough who expressed a desire to remain under local authority management rather than the alternatives. It lies in the Cockerton West Ward of the Darlington Borough and elects two councillors every four years. Adjacent to Branksome on the Northern side lies the old Darlington to Barnard Castle railway station . Although there is little evidence of this now having primarily been reclaimed by farmers. When Branksome was first built it was possible to follow the railway line all the way to Barnard Castle.

Mowden, County Durham

Mowden is an area of west Darlington in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. Nearby areas include Hummersknott to the south, Branksome to the north and Cockerton to the north-east. Houses here date back to the 1960s. The area has a pre-school, primary school, a row shops and two local pubs, the Mowden and the Model T.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS trust that provides mental health, learning disability and eating disorders services. It serves a population of around two million people living in County Durham, Darlington and most of North Yorkshire. It is geographically one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in England. The Trust's annual income is approximately £423 million. It delivers its services by working in partnership with local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of other providers including voluntary organisations and the private sector, as well as service users, their carers and the public. The Trust employs about 7,500 staff, who work across more than 200 sites. The headquarters of the Trust are located at West Park Hospital, Darlington.

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West Park, Darlington

West Park is an area of Darlington, in County Durham, England. The area covers 49 hectares (121 acres) of land, It consists of: 37 hectare West Park Village: at least 700 residential properties, a mix of commercial properties, and other facilities. 12 hectare West Park Nature Reserve: the first new park to be created in Darlington in the last 100 years. A hospital West Park Hospital, opened 2004. A school, 'West Park Academy', opened 2005. The West Park development has won several national awards, including a Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Sustainable Communities Award, and a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Gold Award For Regeneration.