Wingate
Wingate is a village in County Durham, England. Wingate is a previous pit village with a blend of 19th-century, post-war, and also extra recent housing developments. It was initially populated by around 30 farmers before 1839 when coal was found. It is located in the East of County Durham, three miles southern west of Peterlee, as well as seven miles north west of Hartlepool. As with most villages in the area, it grew rapidly with the growth of coal-mining in the area. The name Wingate is stated to originate from the Anglo-Saxon words windig (gusty) and also geat (roadway) significance windy road. Like all County Durham villages, homeowners are understood to speak the pitmatic language although brand-new housing developments has actually seen a sharp rise in the village's population. A selecting ward in the exact same name exists. This ward extends north eastern to Peterlee as well as has a total population, taken at the 2011 census, of 10,302.