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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Olivier Vergnault & Sara Odeen-Isbister

Inside the friendly UK village that 'died' when its last shop was forced to close

Residents of a village in west Cornwall - used by many as a cut through - say it died when the last shop closed.

Leedstown is home to around 1,300 people (and a massive smiling gorilla) and owes its unusual name to the Duke of Leeds, a man who married into the Aubyn family, the 19th century owners of one of Cornwall's most famous landmarks, St Michael's Mount.

Most tourists probably won't have heard of the village and for many that live in that part of the county it's somewhere they drive through on their way to nearby towns Hayle and Helston, reports Cornwall Live.

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