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 number of waterfalls near to Westgate including Summerhill Force.

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

The area close to Westgate boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

The area around Westgate's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

Westgate History

There are some historic monuments around Westgate:

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