Leamside
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{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name= Leamside
|static_image = Station Road, Leamside - geograph.org.uk - 2582611.jpg
|static_image_caption = Station Road
|coordinates = {{coord|54.815|-1.515|display=inline,title}}
|civil_parish=
|population = 112
|unitary_england = County Durham
|lieutenancy_england = County Durham
|region= North East England
|constituency_westminster= City of Durham
|post_town= HOUGHTON LE SPRING
|postcode_district= DH4
|postcode_area= DH
|dial_code= 0191
|os_grid_reference= NZ311467
}}
Leamside is a small village close to the city of Durham, County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of West Rainton. It is part of the civil parish of West Rainton. There is one restaurant, a plant nursery, and some livery stables, but there are no other community or commercial entities.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-16 |title=About West Rainton and Leamside |url=https://westraintonandleamsidepc.gov.uk/about-west-rainton-and-leamside/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=West Rainton & Leamside Parish Council |language=en-GB}}
Notable residents
- Edward Fenwick Boyd (1810-1889), industrialist who built and lived in Moor House in the village
- Janet Boyd (1850-1928), militant suffragette
See also
References
External links
{{Commons category|Leamside}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071007090248/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/Lookup/Durham%20Settlement%20Summary%20Sheets%20Numbers/$file/Durham+Settlement+Summary+Sheets+Numbers.pdf Census information]
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Category:Villages in County Durham
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