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.

The area around Westgate's best waterfalls can be found at Summerhill Force.

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

Places near Westgate feature a number of interesting country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around Westgate like Teesside International Airport.

Westgate History

There are some historic monuments around Westgate:

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