Wingate
Wingate is a village in County Durham, England. Wingate is a former pit town with a mix of 19th-century, post-war, as well as much more recent housing developments. It was originally occupied by around 30 farmers prior to 1839 when coal was uncovered. It is located in the East of County Durham, 3 miles south west of Peterlee, and also 7 miles north west of Hartlepool. Just like the majority of villages in the location, it proliferated with the growth of coal-mining in the region. The name Wingate is claimed to stem from the Anglo-Saxon words windig (gusty) and geat (road) significance windy road. Like all County Durham towns, locals are known to talk the pitmatic dialect although brand-new housing developments has actually seen a sharp rise in the town's population. An electoral ward in the very same name exists. This ward extends north eastern to Peterlee as well as has a complete population, taken at the 2011 census, of 10,302.