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.

Westgate is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

Westgate's best nearby towns can be found at Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

There are a number of country parks near to Westgate including Hardwick Country Park.

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

Westgate History

There are some historic monuments around Westgate:

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