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.

Don't miss Summerhill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Westgate.

The area around Westgate boasts some of the best towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Westgate is near some unmissable country parks like Hardwick Country Park,

Teesside International Airport is a great place to visit close to Westgate if you like airports.

Westgate History

There are some historic monuments around Westgate:

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