Leasingthorne is a small hamlet in County Durham with a population of 41. It has a history as a former pit village and brickworks site, and much of the original village was demolished after the colliery closed in 1969.
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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.