Wingate
Wingate is a village in County Durham, England. Wingate is a previous pit town with a mix of 19th-century, post-war, as well as more current housing developments. It was initially inhabited by around 30 farmers before 1839 when coal was discovered. It is located in the East of County Durham, three miles southern west of Peterlee, as well as 7 miles north west of Hartlepool. As with many towns in the location, it grew rapidly with the growth of coal-mining in the area. The name Wingate is said to derive from the Anglo-Saxon words windig (windy) as well as geat (roadway) significance gusty road. Like all County Durham towns, residents are known to speak the pitmatic dialect although new housing developments has actually seen a sharp boost in the village's population. An electoral ward in the exact same name exists. This ward extends north eastern to Peterlee as well as has a complete population, taken at the 2011 census, of 10,302.
