Leadgate, County Durham
Coordinates: 54°51′40″N 1°48′25″W / 54.861°N 1.807°W
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Leadgate is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north-east of Consett. The Roman road Dere Street runs straight through the middle of Leadgate.
The place-name 'Leadgate' is first attested in 1590 and derives from the Old English 'hlidgeat', which means 'swing-gate'.[1]
Leadgate was the home of the workers and staff of the Eden colliery which opened in 1844, and was closed on the 18 July 1980. It was also home to many working for the Consett Iron Company (about 2 miles away) and which closed during the Premiership of Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
Leadgate now stands as a small village with a close-knit community. Plans to regenerate the area have been on the local councils' planning board for some time and improvements are being made.
The coast-to-coast cycle route runs through Leadgate and follows the path of the former Stanhope and Tyne railway. The last train ran on the line on 17 March 1984.[2]
St Ives is the Parish Church. 1st Leadgate is the Leadgate scout group.
[edit] References
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.291.
- ^ http://railwayman9419.fotopic.net/
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