Wingate
Wingate is a town in County Durham, England. Wingate is a previous pit town with a blend of 19th-century, post-war, as well as a lot more recent housing developments. It was initially inhabited by around 30 farmers before 1839 when coal was found. It lies in the East of County Durham, 3 miles southern west of Peterlee, and also 7 miles north west of Hartlepool. As with most towns in the location, it grew rapidly with the growth of coal-mining in the region. The name Wingate is claimed to stem from the Anglo-Saxon words windig (gusty) and also geat (roadway) meaning gusty road. Like all County Durham towns, locals are understood to talk the pitmatic language although new housing developments has actually seen a sharp increase in the town's population. An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north eastern to Peterlee and has a complete population, taken at the 2011 census, of 10,302.