Editing Catchgate (section)

{{Short description|Hamlet in County Durham, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Catchgate
|country = England
|type = [[Hamlet (place)|Hamlet]]
|region = North East England
| unitary_england=        [[County Durham (district)|County Durham]]
| lieutenancy_england=    [[County Durham]]
|constituency_westminster= 
|population = 3000
|population_ref = (approx)
|post_town = STANLEY 
|postcode_area = DH
|postcode_district = DH9
|dial_code = 
|os_grid_reference = NZ162523
|coordinates = {{coord|54.865|-1.749|display=inline,title}}
|static_image_name = CrownandThistleCatchgate.jpg
|static_image_alt = <!-- see [[WP:ALT]] -->
|static_image_caption = Crown and Thistle pub, aka ''Bob Bells''
}}

'''Catchgate''' is a former [[Pit village|mining village]] in [[County Durham]], England. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people. The nearest town is [[Stanley, County Durham|Stanley]], also a former coal mining community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catchgate {{!}} Co-Curate |url=https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/catchgate/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=co-curate.ncl.ac.uk}}</ref> The town of [[Consett]], once famous for its steel works, is {{Convert|5|mi}} away.