In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leadgate like this:
LEADGATE, a village and a chapelry in Lanchester parish, Durham. The village stands near WatlingStreet, 1 mile NE of Carrhouse r. station and 2½ ESE of Shotley-Bridge at the boundary with Northumberland; and has a post office ‡ under Gateshead.—The chapelry was constituted in 1863. ...
Pop., 3, 413. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in coal mining and iron working. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £300. Patron, alternately the Crown and the Bishop. The church is in the French pointed style, of the 13th century. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Roman Catholics.
Leadgate through time
Leadgate is now part of Derwentside district. Click here for graphs and data of how Derwentside has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leadgate itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leadgate, in Derwentside and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1072
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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