Leadgate, Northumberland

Leadgate is a hamlet just outside Chopwell in southern Northumberland, England.^[1] It is 7.3 km south east of Stocksfield and 3.0 km north west of Chopwell. The hamlet borders onto the Metropolitan borough of Gateshead (specifically High Spen), and a small part of Leadgate is actually part of the borough. The eastern edge of the area is the junction between Greenhead Road and Lead Road, which lead to Chopwell (to the south east) and Coalburns (to the north east) respectively. Leadgate is also home to Northumbria Gliding Club and Currock Hill farm.^[2] The area is split between the Northumberland ward of South Tynedale^[3] and the Metropolitan borough of Gateshead ward of Chopwell and Rowlands Gill. The nearest railway station is at Wylam to the north.

Leadgate, as a hamlet, has a population of only between 20 and 30 people. Nearby Hedley on the Hill, just to the west of the hamlet, has more residents. Leadgate in Northumberland is not to be confused with Leadgate, County Durham which is almost 11 km to the south.

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