Knowledge

Wingate, County Durham

Source 📝

40: 56: 63: 396:
There is no evidence of settlement at Wingate until the 16th century. However, mining made its presence felt in the 19th century and Wingate became a large settlement and regional centre for the area. The village is located approximately two miles east of the original settlement, which is now called
412:
bomber XM610 crashed near to the school after suffering an engine fire due to metal fatigue in the number 1 engine. The pilot remained in the burning aircraft before he ejected to direct the aircraft to crash into the sea; however. the aircraft later spiralled down into the village and crashed,
527:
respectively. Both stations are long closed and the majority of the former right of way has been reclaimed and turned into walkways, notably parts of the Hart to Haswell Walkway. One of the level crossing gates survives next to the Railway Crossings pub on Front Street.
630: 229: 558: 360:
with a mixture of 19th-century, post-war, and more recent housing developments. It was originally inhabited by around 30 farmers before 1839 when coal was discovered. It is located in the East of County Durham, three miles south west of
401:. Coal was discovered in 1839 when two shafts were sunk; coal was drawn in December 1839. In 1906, an explosion in the mine killed 26 pit workers in Wingate, and in 2006 a march took place to commemorate the miners. 509: 1281: 1301: 1782: 1556: 1156: 106: 1807: 1311: 814: 737: 1792: 1506: 1386: 388:
dialect, described to be a mixture of both mackem and teesside accents, although new housing developments has seen a sharp increase in the village's population.
1616: 1606: 1451: 1421: 1336: 269: 1461: 1261: 1246: 1211: 1176: 246: 1546: 1221: 899: 441: 1526: 313: 253: 730: 1865: 1899: 723: 657: 1844: 215: 277: 241: 1894: 55: 414: 295: 1889: 305: 203: 169: 133: 859: 99: 405: 517: 258: 39: 1741: 1216: 762: 369:. As with most villages in the area, it grew rapidly with the development of coal-mining in the region. 1856: 1828: 889: 829: 521: 91: 1817: 1306: 1006: 956: 799: 746: 698: 513: 482: 300: 1536: 1516: 1346: 1091: 920: 794: 183: 123: 1705: 1611: 1571: 1561: 1496: 1466: 1446: 1406: 1291: 1231: 1196: 894: 849: 470: 1767: 1762: 1690: 1654: 1638: 1586: 1341: 1316: 1226: 1071: 1056: 1016: 986: 941: 384:(road) meaning windy road. Like many County Durham villages, residents are known to speak the 1700: 1664: 1551: 1426: 1411: 1401: 1381: 1351: 1251: 1046: 809: 773: 413:
leaving a large crater. There were no fatalities in the accident. The pilot was awarded the
1777: 1675: 1649: 1161: 1026: 373: 115: 8: 1720: 1710: 1391: 864: 524: 473:. Heading east towards the east Durham coast will lead you to the north and south bound 234: 1166: 1131: 804: 159: 151: 1627: 1191: 1136: 1116: 784: 635: 498: 1511: 1476: 1186: 1021: 839: 834: 537: 208: 715: 1797: 1644: 1371: 1081: 936: 854: 579: 466: 1596: 1591: 1121: 951: 931: 824: 1883: 1715: 1695: 1566: 1481: 1361: 1326: 1271: 750: 502: 350: 328: 315: 141: 76: 677: 1772: 1486: 1286: 1276: 1206: 879: 869: 819: 421: 505:
service 239. Buses serve a range of destinations including: , , , , and
1802: 1576: 1541: 1396: 1376: 1241: 1141: 1126: 1106: 1076: 409: 398: 357: 1860: 1787: 1752: 1731: 1601: 1501: 1471: 1431: 1416: 1321: 1146: 1051: 981: 971: 910: 366: 1812: 1491: 1456: 1436: 1356: 1151: 1096: 1036: 946: 604: 462: 425: 193: 1685: 1331: 1201: 1181: 1171: 1086: 1066: 1061: 1011: 1001: 961: 884: 844: 789: 662: 486: 478: 474: 445: 385: 362: 518:
Great North of England, Clarence & Hartlepool Junction Railway
1632: 1521: 1256: 1236: 1101: 1031: 991: 976: 874: 448:
and has a total population, taken at the 2011 census, of 10,302.
175: 30: 1531: 1441: 1366: 1296: 1266: 1111: 966: 1041: 429: 444:
in the same name exists. This ward stretches north east to
508:
Wingate was previously served by two railway stations at
1842:
For further information about the above parishes, see
658:"Yukon painter Ted Harrison celebrated in biography" 745: 631:"The Northern Echo: JOHN NORTH – Anything Yukon do" 489:. The main road through the village is the B1280. 1881: 461:The village has ready access to road links for 731: 678:"Ted Harrison Gallery Serigraphs – biography" 372:The name Wingate is said to derive from the 738: 724: 1866:List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire 428:artist notable for his paintings of the 1845:List of civil parishes in County Durham 417:for his attempts to save the aircraft. 1882: 719: 650: 628: 465:, with the A181 leading westward to 1650:Crook and Willington Urban District 622: 492: 13: 420:Wingate is also the birthplace of 14: 1911: 469:and then north and south via the 1628:Chester le Street Urban District 497:Public transport is provided by 365:, and seven miles north west of 61: 54: 38: 1900:Civil parishes in County Durham 62: 1645:Bishop Auckland Urban District 691: 670: 597: 572: 551: 1: 1282:Hutton Henry and Station Town 860:Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent 629:Amos, Mike (31 August 2006). 544: 456: 435: 451: 247:County Durham and Darlington 44:Holy Trinity Church, Wingate 7: 1302:Kimblesworth and Plawsworth 531: 100:OS grid reference 10: 1916: 1857:Stockton-on-Tees (borough) 1783:Grindon and Thorpe Thewles 391: 1895:Villages in County Durham 1837: 1740: 1732:Hartlepool County Borough 1663: 1557:West Rainton and Leamside 919: 911:Darlington County Borough 772: 757: 501:services 58 and X22, and 286: 268: 264: 252: 240: 228: 224: 214: 202: 192: 182: 168: 150: 132: 114: 98: 86: 49: 37: 28: 23: 1639:Durham Municipal Borough 580:"Wingate Mine explosion" 559:"Parish population 2011" 1829:Teesside County Borough 1808:Stillington and Whitton 1312:Langleydale and Shotton 815:East and West Newbiggin 1890:Wingate, County Durham 1655:Stanley Urban District 1507:Streatlam and Stainton 1072:Cassop-cum-Quarrington 1057:Brandon and Byshottles 699:"Ward population 2011" 204:Postcode district 134:Ceremonial county 116:Unitary authority 1352:Middleton in Teesdale 1047:Bradbury and the Isle 522:North Eastern Railway 1643:Parts of the former 1637:Parts of the former 1617:Wycliffe with Thorpe 1607:Wolsingham Park Moor 1452:Seaton with Slingley 1422:Raby with Keverstone 1337:Lynesack and Softley 865:Middleton St. George 765:(north of the river) 356:Wingate is a former 184:Sovereign state 1827:Part of the former 1730:Part of the former 1462:Sheraton with Hulam 1177:Evenwood and Barony 325: /  1132:Easington Colliery 957:Greater Willington 805:Coatham Mundeville 525:Castle Eden Branch 329:54.7349°N 1.3801°W 270:UK Parliament 216:Dialling code 18:Village in England 1877: 1876: 1547:Weather Hill Wood 1222:Hamsterley Common 1192:Framwellgate Moor 1137:Easington Village 1117:Croxdale and Hett 785:Archdeacon Newton 666:. 25 August 2009. 636:The Northern Echo 499:Arriva North East 344: 343: 1907: 1870: 1855:For the part of 1849: 1824:Unparished areas 1742:Stockton-on-Tees 1727:Unparished areas 1623:Unparished areas 1467:Sherburn Village 1187:Forest and Frith 1157:Egglestone Abbey 1022:Bishop Middleham 906:Unparished areas 840:Houghton le Side 835:High Coniscliffe 763:Stockton-on-Tees 740: 733: 726: 717: 716: 710: 709: 707: 705: 695: 689: 688: 686: 684: 674: 668: 667: 654: 648: 647: 645: 643: 626: 620: 619: 617: 615: 601: 595: 594: 592: 590: 576: 570: 569: 567: 565: 555: 538:Wellfield School 493:Public transport 477:, with links to 349:is a village in 340: 339: 337: 336: 335: 334:54.7349; -1.3801 330: 326: 323: 322: 321: 318: 292: 178: 110: 109: 75:Location within 65: 64: 58: 42: 33: 21: 20: 1915: 1914: 1910: 1909: 1908: 1906: 1905: 1904: 1880: 1879: 1878: 1873: 1854: 1841: 1833: 1798:Preston-on-Tees 1736: 1659: 1527:Trimdon Foundry 1372:Morton Tinmouth 937:Bishop Auckland 915: 855:Little Stainton 768: 753: 744: 714: 713: 703: 701: 697: 696: 692: 682: 680: 676: 675: 671: 656: 655: 651: 641: 639: 627: 623: 613: 611: 603: 602: 598: 588: 586: 578: 577: 573: 563: 561: 557: 556: 552: 547: 534: 495: 459: 454: 438: 394: 333: 331: 327: 324: 319: 316: 314: 312: 311: 310: 290: 282: 174: 164: 146: 128: 105: 104: 82: 81: 80: 79: 73: 72: 71: 70: 66: 45: 29: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1913: 1903: 1902: 1897: 1892: 1875: 1874: 1872: 1871: 1851: 1850: 1838: 1835: 1834: 1832: 1831: 1825: 1821: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1800: 1795: 1790: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1760: 1756: 1755: 1750: 1746: 1744: 1738: 1737: 1735: 1734: 1728: 1724: 1723: 1718: 1713: 1708: 1703: 1698: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1679: 1678: 1673: 1669: 1667: 1661: 1660: 1658: 1657: 1652: 1647: 1641: 1635: 1630: 1624: 1620: 1619: 1614: 1609: 1604: 1599: 1597:Witton-le-Wear 1594: 1592:Witton Gilbert 1589: 1584: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1544: 1539: 1534: 1529: 1524: 1519: 1514: 1509: 1504: 1499: 1494: 1489: 1484: 1479: 1474: 1469: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1449: 1444: 1439: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1122:Dalton-le-Dale 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1084: 1082:City of Durham 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 999: 995: 994: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 952:Great Aycliffe 949: 944: 939: 934: 932:Barnard Castle 929: 925: 923: 917: 916: 914: 913: 907: 903: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 825:Great Stainton 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 778: 776: 770: 769: 767: 766: 758: 755: 754: 747:Civil parishes 743: 742: 735: 728: 720: 712: 711: 690: 669: 649: 621: 609:www.neam.co.uk 605:"Vulcan crash" 596: 584:www.dmm.org.uk 571: 549: 548: 546: 543: 542: 541: 533: 530: 494: 491: 458: 455: 453: 450: 442:electoral ward 437: 434: 406:7 January 1971 393: 390: 342: 341: 309: 308: 303: 298: 293: 291:List of places 287: 284: 283: 281: 280: 274: 272: 266: 265: 262: 261: 256: 250: 249: 244: 238: 237: 232: 226: 225: 222: 221: 218: 212: 211: 206: 200: 199: 196: 190: 189: 188:United Kingdom 186: 180: 179: 172: 166: 165: 163: 162: 156: 154: 148: 147: 145: 144: 138: 136: 130: 129: 127: 126: 120: 118: 112: 111: 102: 96: 95: 88: 84: 83: 74: 68: 67: 60: 59: 53: 52: 51: 50: 47: 46: 43: 35: 34: 26: 25: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1912: 1901: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1891: 1888: 1887: 1885: 1868: 1867: 1862: 1859:south of the 1858: 1853: 1852: 1847: 1846: 1840: 1839: 1836: 1830: 1826: 1823: 1822: 1819: 1816: 1814: 1811: 1809: 1806: 1804: 1801: 1799: 1796: 1794: 1791: 1789: 1786: 1784: 1781: 1779: 1776: 1774: 1771: 1769: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1758: 1757: 1754: 1751: 1748: 1747: 1745: 1743: 1739: 1733: 1729: 1726: 1725: 1722: 1719: 1717: 1716:Newton Bewley 1714: 1712: 1709: 1707: 1704: 1702: 1699: 1697: 1696:Dalton Piercy 1694: 1692: 1689: 1687: 1684: 1681: 1680: 1677: 1674: 1671: 1670: 1668: 1666: 1662: 1656: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1646: 1642: 1640: 1636: 1634: 1631: 1629: 1625: 1622: 1621: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1603: 1600: 1598: 1595: 1593: 1590: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1567:Wheatley Hill 1565: 1563: 1560: 1558: 1555: 1553: 1552:West Auckland 1550: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1523: 1520: 1518: 1515: 1513: 1510: 1508: 1505: 1503: 1500: 1498: 1495: 1493: 1490: 1488: 1485: 1483: 1482:South Bedburn 1480: 1478: 1475: 1473: 1470: 1468: 1465: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1445: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1435: 1433: 1430: 1428: 1425: 1423: 1420: 1418: 1415: 1413: 1410: 1408: 1405: 1403: 1400: 1398: 1395: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1362:Monk Hesleden 1360: 1358: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1348: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1330: 1328: 1327:Little Lumley 1325: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1272:Hunderthwaite 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1083: 1080: 1078: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1020: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 997: 996: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 948: 945: 943: 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 927: 926: 924: 922: 921:County Durham 918: 912: 908: 905: 904: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 780: 779: 777: 775: 771: 764: 760: 759: 756: 752: 751:County Durham 748: 741: 736: 734: 729: 727: 722: 721: 718: 700: 694: 679: 673: 665: 664: 659: 653: 638: 637: 632: 625: 610: 606: 600: 585: 581: 575: 560: 554: 550: 539: 536: 535: 529: 526: 523: 519: 515: 511: 506: 504: 503:Go North East 500: 490: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 449: 447: 443: 433: 431: 427: 423: 418: 416: 411: 407: 402: 400: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 370: 368: 364: 359: 354: 352: 351:County Durham 348: 338: 307: 306:County Durham 304: 302: 299: 297: 294: 289: 288: 285: 279: 276: 275: 273: 271: 267: 263: 260: 257: 255: 251: 248: 245: 243: 239: 236: 233: 231: 227: 223: 219: 217: 213: 210: 207: 205: 201: 197: 195: 191: 187: 185: 181: 177: 173: 171: 167: 161: 158: 157: 155: 153: 149: 143: 140: 139: 137: 135: 131: 125: 124:County Durham 122: 121: 119: 117: 113: 108: 103: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 78: 77:County Durham 57: 48: 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 16: 1864: 1843: 1773:Egglescliffe 1581: 1487:South Hetton 1287:Hutton Magna 1277:Hunstanworth 1207:Great Lumley 880:Piercebridge 870:Morton Palms 820:Great Burdon 702:. Retrieved 693: 681:. Retrieved 672: 661: 652: 640:. Retrieved 634: 624: 612:. Retrieved 608: 599: 587:. Retrieved 583: 574: 562:. Retrieved 553: 540:, in Wingate 507: 496: 460: 439: 422:Ted Harrison 419: 403: 395: 381: 380:(windy) and 377: 371: 355: 346: 345: 90:4,168 ( 15: 1803:Redmarshall 1626:The former 1577:Windlestone 1542:Wackerfield 1397:North Lodge 1377:Muggleswick 1242:Healeyfield 1142:Edmondbyers 1127:Dene Valley 1107:Cotherstone 1077:Castle Eden 909:The former 890:Summerhouse 830:Heighington 410:Avro Vulcan 399:Old Wingate 374:Anglo-Saxon 358:pit village 353:, England. 332: / 92:2011 census 1884:Categories 1861:River Tees 1788:Longnewton 1753:Billingham 1665:Hartlepool 1602:Wolsingham 1502:Startforth 1472:Shincliffe 1432:Romaldkirk 1417:Pittington 1322:Lartington 1307:Lanchester 1247:Hedleyhope 1217:Hamsterley 1212:Greencroft 1147:Edmondsley 1052:Brancepeth 1007:Barningham 982:Spennymoor 972:Sedgefield 800:Brafferton 774:Darlington 761:including 614:27 October 589:27 October 545:References 483:Sunderland 457:Car travel 436:Governance 367:Hartlepool 317:54°44′06″N 259:North East 160:North East 87:Population 1813:Wolviston 1537:Waldridge 1517:Toft Hill 1492:Staindrop 1457:Shadforth 1437:Sacriston 1392:Newbiggin 1357:Middridge 1347:Mickleton 1152:Eggleston 1097:Cornforth 1092:Cockfield 1037:Bournmoor 947:Ferryhill 795:Bishopton 514:Wellfield 463:commuters 452:Transport 320:1°22′48″W 278:Easington 254:Ambulance 194:Post town 1759:Parishes 1706:Greatham 1686:Brierton 1682:Parishes 1676:Headland 1612:Woodland 1572:Whorlton 1562:Westwick 1512:Thornley 1497:Stanhope 1447:Scargill 1407:Ovington 1332:Lunedale 1292:Ingleton 1232:Hawthorn 1202:Gilmonby 1197:Gainford 1182:Fishburn 1172:Etherley 1087:Cleatlam 1067:Burnhope 1062:Brignall 1012:Bearpark 1002:Barforth 998:Parishes 962:Peterlee 895:Walworth 885:Sadberge 850:Killerby 845:Hurworth 790:Barmpton 781:Parishes 663:CBC News 532:See also 520:and the 487:Teesside 479:Peterlee 446:Peterlee 426:Canadian 386:pitmatic 363:Peterlee 107:NZ400379 1818:Wynyard 1793:Newsham 1768:Carlton 1763:Aislaby 1721:Wynyard 1691:Claxton 1633:Consett 1587:Winston 1582:Wingate 1522:Trimdon 1477:Shotton 1387:Nesbitt 1342:Marwood 1317:Langton 1257:Holwick 1237:Headlam 1227:Haswell 1102:Cornsay 1032:Boldron 1017:Belmont 992:Tow Law 987:Stanley 977:Shildon 942:Chilton 900:Whessoe 875:Neasham 704:21 July 683:2 March 642:2 March 564:21 July 516:on the 510:Wingate 392:History 347:Wingate 301:England 198:WINGATE 176:England 170:Country 69:Wingate 31:Village 24:Wingate 1863:, see 1701:Elwick 1532:Urpeth 1442:Satley 1427:Rokeby 1412:Pelton 1402:Ouston 1382:Murton 1367:Mordon 1297:Kelloe 1267:Horden 1252:Hilton 1112:Coxhoe 967:Seaham 810:Denton 467:Durham 408:, the 378:windig 376:words 235:Durham 230:Police 152:Region 142:Durham 1778:Elton 1749:Towns 1672:Towns 1162:Eldon 1042:Bowes 1027:Bolam 928:Towns 430:Yukon 220:01429 1711:Hart 1262:Hope 706:2015 685:2007 644:2007 616:2016 591:2016 566:2015 512:and 485:and 424:, a 382:geat 242:Fire 209:TS28 1167:Esh 749:in 475:A19 440:An 415:AFC 404:On 1886:: 660:. 633:. 607:. 582:. 481:, 471:A1 432:. 296:UK 1869:. 1848:. 739:e 732:t 725:v 708:. 687:. 646:. 618:. 593:. 568:. 94:)

Index

Village

Wingate is located in County Durham
County Durham
2011 census
OS grid reference
NZ400379
Unitary authority
County Durham
Ceremonial county
Durham
Region
North East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
TS28
Dialling code
Police
Durham
Fire
County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance
North East
UK Parliament
Easington
UK
England

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.