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Catchgate is a former mining village in
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, England. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people. The nearest town is
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, also a former coal mining community. The town of
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, once famous for its steel works, is away.


Geography

Catchgate is bordered by the villages of Greencroft to the west,
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to the south, Harelaw to the north (the B6168 runs through it from Annfield Plain to Harelaw), and West Kyo (also known as ''Old Kyo'') to the east. 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. Carrmyers Pond and Carrmyers Burn form the northern boundary of Catchgate, beyond which is Harelaw.


Facilities

Catchgate is home to the Annfield Plain library, on the boundary with Annfield Plain, and also the Crown and Thistle pub, known locally as Bob Bell's after a former owner who is rumoured to haunt the pub. A small police station is situated at the north end of the village, though it is only partially staffed. Another pub, the Smiths Arms, now derelict, is situated on Catchgate crossroads. A number of working men's clubs used to exist, notably the Excelsior, the RAOB and the Buffs. The last of these has now been converted and split into three premises, a retail shop, a boxing club and a currently vacant premises. A fish shop is located just to the east of Catchgate crossroads. Opposite this is the former Bethany Chapel, which was temporarily home to an employment agency after closure. A second retail shop and two hair dressers complete the more permanent businesses in Catchgate.


Education

Catchgate Primary School is situated west of Catchgate Crossroads on the road to Greencroft. The school was moved ( to the west in the 2000s when the old infant and junior school were demolished and replaced by a housing estate.


Gallery

File:Catchgate Ghost Town.jpg, Catchgate, looking south along the front street File:Annfield Plain Public Library - geograph.org.uk - 76480.jpg, Annfield Plain Public Library, actually located in Catchgate File:Smiths Arms (2).jpg, Smiths Arms, a former pub on Catchgate crossroads. The building is now derelict. File:Catchgate Chapel.jpg, Bethany Chapel, now closed, to the east of Catchgate Crossroads File:Carrmyers Pond.jpg, Carrmyers Pond, on boundary of Catchgate and Harelaw


References

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