[3] The Roman Catholic church of Our Blessed Lady and St. Joseph lies a little way out of the village at Brooms.

Leadgate was the home of the workers and staff of the Eden colliery which opened in 1844, and was closed on the 18 July 1980.

[7] Leadgate was also home to many working for the Consett Iron Company (about 2 miles away) and which closed in the 1980s.

Front Street hosts a number of independent businesses as well as a local co-operative.

The coast-to-coast cycle route runs through Leadgate and follows the path of the former Stanhope and Tyne railway.