Darlingford is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district located 21 km (13 mi) west of Morden, Manitoba in the Municipality of Pembina in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada.

[2] In 1921, Darlingford and the surrounding district commemorated their military efforts and their war dead by constructing a small Gothic-inspired memorial building and park.

Maintained today by local volunteers, it remains the only free-standing memorial building in Manitoba with the sole function of commemorating the war dead.

As early as 1905, the Manitoba Department of Education was experimenting with consolidation to better serve local communities and students.

Built of brick, the entrance tower is notably off-centre so that, as the school enrollment grew, another wing would be added on the south side of the building.