Westgate is located in the county of Durham, North East England, five miles west of the town of Stanhope, 26 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 94 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 229 miles north of Cardiff, and 238 miles north of London. Westgate lies four miles south of the Northumberland border. Westgate falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL13 postcode district. The post town for Westgate is Bishop Auckland.
Westgate is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Westgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Westgate is DL13 1JS.
Westgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district.
The post town for Westgate is Bishop Auckland. Westgate is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.
The centre of Westgate is located at position 54.73806° latitude and -2.14563° longitude.
Latitude | 54.73806° |
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Longitude | -2.14563° |
The centre of Westgate is located at the grid reference easting 390721 and northing 538131 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 390721 |
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Northing | 538131 |
Position of Westgate relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Westgate to the centre of the town.
Position of Westgate relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Westgate to the centre of the city.