Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Leasingthorne
Leasingthorne in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Leasingthorne is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Leasingthorne is a hamlet and former pit village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Coundon. Located in the Durham Coalfield, most of the former pit village of Leasingthorne was demolished in 1969 after the colliery closed, as Durham County Council's policy at the time preferred demolition over regeneration. There was also a brickworks in the village. In the 2001 census the village had a population of 41.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6658, -1.6042
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- County Durham, unparished area
- Postcode
- DL14 8ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
Sources
- wikidata: Q6510315 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leasingthorne (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leasingthorne?
- Leasingthorne is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6658°, -1.6042°.