Leadgate is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north-east of Consett. The Roman road Dere Street runs straight through the middle of Leadgate, today this is known as Durham Road and the B6309. The place-name 'Leadgate' is first attested in 1590 and derives from the Old English 'hlidgeat', which means 'swing-gate'. The Church of England parish church of St Ives was built in 1865–68 by Charles Hodgson Fowler. The Roman Catholic church of Our Blessed Lady and St. Joseph lies a little way out of the village at Brooms.