Leasingthorne Colliery

Leasingthorne Colliery is an archaeological site in , , . Leasingthorne Colliery is situated nearby to the community center , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St James and Auckland Castle.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1 mile west of Leasingthorne Colliery.

Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of in , England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Trust. is situated 2½ miles west of Leasingthorne Colliery.

Town hall
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipal building in , County Durham, England. The town hall is the meeting place of Spennymoor Town Council. is situated 2 miles north of Leasingthorne Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leasingthorne and Middlestone.

Hamlet
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and former pit village in , England. It is situated to the east of , near . Located in the Durham Coalfield, most of the former pit village of was demolished in 1969 after the colliery closed, as Durham County Council's policy at the time preferred demolition over regeneration.

Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of , England. It is situated to the south of , near . In the 2001 census had a population of 67.

Village
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , in England. It is situated between the towns of and . It is part of the township.

Leasingthorne Colliery

Latitude
54.66762° or 54° 40′ 3″ north
Longitude
-1.61017° or 1° 36′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C6WM99Q+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 433877162
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leeholme and Coundon Community Centre and Coundon Cricket Club.

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