Westgate in Weardale (Westgate)
Westgate in Weardale © B. Vyner 2007
The village of Westgate was first recorded in 1457,when a deer park for the Bishop of Durham was laid out. This was where the west gate of the park stood. It has two main parts, High Westgate, which is older, and Westgate Village. At High Westgate, the Bishops built a small hunting lodge.
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