Leasingthorne
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St James and Woodham Golf and Country Club.
Woodham Golf and Country Club
Golf course
Woodham Golf and Country Club is a golf club in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. The course, set over 229 acres of parkland, opened in 1981, and was designed by James Hamilton-Stutt. Woodham Golf and Country Club is situated 2 miles southeast of Leasingthorne.
St Aidan’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Aidan’s Church is situated 2 miles east of Leasingthorne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middlestone and Kirk Merrington.
Middlestone
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middlestone is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated to the south of Spennymoor, near Kirk Merrington. In the 2001 census Middlestone had a population of 67.
Kirk Merrington
Village
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirk Merrington is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between the towns of Bishop Auckland and Ferryhill. It is part of the Spennymoor township.
Coundon
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coundon is an old mining village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century.
Leasingthorne
- Type: Hamlet with 41 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, United Kingdom
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66425° or 54° 39′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.60585° or 1° 36′ 21″ westPopulation
41Elevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
9C6WM97V+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1299698165OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13277023Wikidata ID
Q6510315
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Leasingthorne” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Leasingthorne”
- French: “Leasingthorne”
- Irish: “Leasingthorne”
- Polish: “Leasingthorne”
- Swedish: “Leasingthorne”
- Welsh: “Leasingthorne”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Windlestone and Howlish.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leasingthorne Colliery and Leeholme and Coundon Community Centre.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leasingthorne”. Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.