Darrington is a small village in West Yorkshire, England, three miles from Pontefract and twenty-five miles from the city of York. The village is split in two by the busy A1 trunk road which runs from London to Scotland. There are two public houses in the village, the "Spread Eagle" and the "Millers Arms", formerly the "Darrington Hotel". It now has a Premier Travel Inn, (originally a Premier Lodge) situated at the rear with a children's play area. West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â on the European continent() â in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area... Pontefract Castle in the early 17th Century Pontefract is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Sign at Junction 1 of the A1(M) at South Mimms in Hertfordshire The A1 is the longest numbered road in the UK at 409 miles (658 km) long. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Holly Cottage Post Office in Darrington has closed, but a part-time post office was scheduled to open in the Reading Room. There have been many post office moves in the village. According to the Post Office Archives, the first post office in the village was opened in 1888; in 1889, it got its Rubber Stamp and was allowed to deal with money orders. Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...