Leadgate
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.86, -1.805 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 12 51 |
| Dialling code: | 01207 (Consett) |
Leadgate is a village in County Durham, England, lying just to the east of Consett in the Derwent Valley. Historically it developed as part of the Durham coalfield and as a settlement linked to the iron and steel industries centred on nearby Consett, so the closure of the pits and the steelworks in the late 20th century had a profound effect on the local economy and built environment.
Today Leadgate retains a strong local identity with community halls, shops, pubs and stretches of green space, and many residents commute to Durham or Newcastle. It combines reminders of its industrial past with a quieter suburban–rural character, good walking access into the surrounding countryside and the western approaches to the Pennines, and ongoing local regeneration and grassroots community activity.
Postcode districts covering Leadgate
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 11.7 miles
- Sunderland 15.6 miles
- Darlington 24.8 miles
- South Shields 17.4 miles
- Gateshead 10.3 miles
- Washington 12 miles
- Durham 11 miles
- Wallsend 14.9 miles
- Newburn 8.9 miles
- Whitley Bay 18.7 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 13.3 miles
- Blyth 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Leadgate and Medomsley Ward 1 mile
- Consett North Ward 1.2 miles
- Delves Lane Ward 1.3 miles
- Consett Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Medomsley Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Benfieldside Ward 2.1 miles
- Greencroft Parish 2.2 miles
- Consett South Ward 2.2 miles
- Dipton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Ebchester Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Annfield Plain Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Healeyfield Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Leadgate
DH8 6HA, DH8 7PR, DH8 6HF, DH8 7QS, DH8 7QG, DH8 7PT, DH8 7GA, DH8 7PJ, DH8 7PY … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 13.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 28.5 miles
- Stocksfield Railway Station 7.5 miles
- Prudhoe Railway Station 7.7 miles
Hotels near Leadgate Ad
- Derwent Manor Boutique Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 5.7 miles
- The Nest at the Woodmans Arms 5 6.8 miles
- Beamish Park Hotel 3 5.8 miles
- Michelangelos 8.2 miles
- Riding Farm Cottages 4 7.4 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Newcastle Gateshead 4 8.4 miles
- The Brown Horse Hotel 7.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Newcastle Gateshead 3 8.6 miles
- The Gibside Hotel 3 7.8 miles
Schools in Leadgate
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site Primary
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Primary
Local points of interest
- Beamish Museum Museum 6.2 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 8.1 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 10.4 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 10.8 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 10.9 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 11 miles
- University of Durham University 11.1 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 11.1 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 11.2 miles
- Hancock Museum Museum 11.3 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles