Leasingthorne

Leasingthorne is a small village in County Durham, England.[1] 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.[2] There was also a brickworks in the village. In the 2001 census the village had a population of 41.[3]

References
  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
  2. Rowley, Trevor; Wood, John (2000). Deserted Villages. Shire Publications. p. 26. ISBN 0-7478-0474-5.
  3. "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2016.


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