Wingate
Wingate is a town in County Durham, England. Wingate is a former pit village with a blend of 19th-century, post-war, as well as extra recent housing developments. It was originally occupied by around 30 farmers prior to 1839 when coal was discovered. It is located in the East of County Durham, three miles south west of Peterlee, as well as seven miles north west of Hartlepool. Similar to the majority of villages in the location, it proliferated with the advancement of coal-mining in the area. The name Wingate is stated to originate from the Anglo-Saxon words windig (windy) and geat (roadway) significance gusty road. Like all County Durham towns, locals are known to talk the pitmatic language although new housing developments has actually seen a sharp increase in the town's population. A selecting ward in the same name exists. This ward extends north eastern to Peterlee and also has a total population, taken at the 2011 census, of 10,302.