Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Leasingthorne, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leasingthorne map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Leasingthorne, County Durham, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Leasingthorne |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.666098 |
| Longitude | -1.604420 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Leasingthorne commands a quiet prominence upon the rising ridges of County Durham, where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, changeable North East sky. It lies 2.2 miles south of Spennymoor (from Spennymoor: bearing 180°T, OS grid NZ 256 301), and is situated east of Leeholme village. The land here carries the weight of a long industrial memory, its soil having once yielded the coal that powered the hearths of a nation. To the west, the slopes of Etty Hill rise like a steady, green shoulder against the weather, providing a vantage point that overlooks the rhythmic patterns of the surrounding fields. Leasingthorne itself retains a stoic character, with rows of houses that turn their faces toward the light as it shifts across the open plains. A short distance to the south, the expansive grounds of Windlestone Hall offer a verdant contrast to the starker lines of the local architecture. In the quiet hours of the morning, a cool, crisp clarity settles over the rooftops, sharpening the edges of the stonework against the clouds. This landscape does not shout its history, but rather whispers it through the steady, enduring alignment of its roads and lanes.
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Explore Leasingthorne, County Durham, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.666098, -1.604420. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |