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.

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

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

The area close to Westgate boasts some of the best airports including Teesside International Airport.

Westgate History

There are some historic monuments around Westgate:

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