Wingate
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.714, -1.378 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 40 35 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Wingate is an electoral ward in County Durham, in the north‑east of England, centred on a village that grew up on the Durham coalfield. It sits amid rolling agricultural land within easy reach of the Durham coast and nearby post‑industrial towns, giving it a mix of semi‑rural character and connections to larger employment centres.
Historically a 19th‑century colliery settlement, the decline of mining in the late 20th century reshaped the local economy and community, but the area retains strong working‑class roots, rows of miners’ terraces and an active local life with sports clubs, pubs and community groups that preserve a distinctive social identity.
Postcode districts covering Wingate
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Sunderland 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Middlesbrough 12.4 miles20 km
- Darlington 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Hartlepool 7.3 miles11.8 km
- South Shields 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Gateshead 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Washington 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Durham 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Wallsend 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Newburn 23.4 miles37.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Hutton Henry Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wingate Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Trimdon Colliery Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Trimdon Foundry Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Sheraton with Hulam Parish 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Castle Eden Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Trimdon Grange Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Trimdon Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Blackhalls Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Wheatley Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Passfield Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Wingate
TS28 5HT, TS28 5FG, TS28 5JZ, TS28 5PN, TS28 5LN, TS28 5JT, TS28 5JQ, TS28 5JB, TS28 5AP … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 14.3 miles23 km
- Newcastle International Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Hartlepool Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Seaton Carew Railway Station 8.1 miles13 km
Hotels near Wingate Ad
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel 3.7 miles6 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The Marine Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Highfield Hotel 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
Schools in Wingate
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate Primary
- Wellfield School Secondary
- Wingate Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 8.6 miles13.9 km
- University of Durham University 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Seaton Snook Hill 9 miles14.4 km
- Windlestone Country house 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Teesport Harbour 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles18.4 km