Places

The Origins Of Coxhoe’s Name

In 2008, children in year 3 from Coxhoe Primary School were given a task to discover and explore the origins of Coxhoe’s name. After this task, a very symbolic picture was drawn by one of the children which shows, how the name of the village has changed over time and where the origins of the…

Blackgate

The area based south of the village crossroads known as Blackgate. Once the site of the toll gate on the main Stockton to Durham road, the route is still today a main thoroughfare in Coxhoe

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