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WESTGATE, a chapelry in Stanhope parish, Durham; on the river Wear, 5½ miles W of Stanhope r. station. It was constituted in 1867; and it has a post-office under Darlington. Pop., about 1,500. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £250. Patron, the Bishop of D. There is a Primitive Methodist chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Stanhope Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Westgate |
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