Westgate is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Westgate postcode: DL13 1JJ

Retail in Westgate

There are great places to visit near Westgate including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Westgate like Summerhill Force.

There are a number of towns near Westgate including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to Westgate if you like country parks.

There are a number of airports near to Westgate including Teesside International Airport.

Westgate History

There are some historic monuments around Westgate:

• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Medieval farmstead 390m south of Lodge Sike Farm
• Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force
• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold
• Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church
• Westgate Castle
• Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick Fell
• Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works
• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Burnt mound on the south bank of Scar Beck, 510m south west of Mizzes House
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Hut circle and enclosure 350m north west of Tarn Dub
• Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Roman period native settlement and a bloomery 160m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Lead mining remains at Ramshaw
• Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm
• Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes
• Camp at High Northgate
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth
• Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg
• Allenheads lead ore works
• Roman period native settlement at Calf Holm, immediately west of Dine Holm Scar