Catchgate

Catchgate
Catchgate  Catchgate shown within County Durham
Population	3,000 (approx)
OS grid reference	NZ162523
Shire county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STANLEY
Postcode district	DH9
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
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Catchgate is a former mining village in County Durham, England. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people.

Its nearest town is Stanley, also a former coal mining community. The town of Consett, once famous for its steel works, is 5 miles (8.0 km) away.

It is bordered by the villages of Greencroft to the west, Annfield Plain to the south, Harelaw to the north, and West Kyo (also known as Old Kyo) to the east. Also once to the west of Catchgate was Pontop village, now no more than a few bungalows, dominated by the enormous Pontop Pike television and radio transmitter.

Catchgate is the birthplace of Adam Chetter, an entrepreneur who setup TalentStar, the UKs first ever Community Interest Company, a form of social enterprise.