The Darlington Hebrew Congregation, commonly known as DHC Reform Synagogue, is a

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Jewish congregation and

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, located at 15 Bloomfield Road in

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

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, in the north-east of England, in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1904 as an

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community that worshiped in the

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, the congregation has been a member of the

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since . The congregation has a historic and a current burial ground at West Cemetery, Carmel Road North, Darlington.

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services are held monthly.

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* * 1904 establishments in England 21st-century synagogues in the United Kingdom Buildings and structures in County Durham Darlington Jewish organizations established in 1904 Reform synagogues in the United Kingdom Synagogues completed in 2007 Synagogues in England {{UK-synagogue-stub

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