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Coundon

Village in County Durham, England

Summary

Village in County Durham, England

FieldValue
official_nameCoundon
label_positionleft
countryEngland
regionNorth East England
unitary_englandCounty Durham
lieutenancy_englandCounty Durham
constituency_westminsterBishop Auckland
population2611
population_ref(2001)
post_townBishop Auckland
postcode_areaDL
postcode_districtDL14
os_grid_referenceNZ241219
coordinates
static_image_nameChurch of St James, Coundon, County Durham.jpg
static_image_alt
static_image_captionChurch of St James, Coundon

Coundon is an old mining village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century. In 2001 it had a population of 2611. In 2011 the ward had a population of 7139.

History

The name Coundon comes from its original name, "Cunadun", which either translates in Old English "cow's hill", or else derives from the Brittonic toponymic term **cönẹ:d *, whose meaning is obscure.

Civil parish

Coundon was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Auckland-St. Andrew, from 1866 Coundon was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Auckland. In 1931 the parish had a population of 6302.

Sport

Coundon had a football team called Coundon TT which played in the FA Cup in 1984. However, the club folded in 1991. Coundon Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium situated off the B6287 and was constructed in 1936, on fields to the south side of the Bishop's Park Colliery. It has since been demolished.

References

References

  1. "Ward population 2011".
  2. "Coundon-a short history".
  3. "The Brittonic Language in the Old North".
  4. "History of Coundon, in Wear Valley and County Durham". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
  5. "Relationships and changes Coundon Tn/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
  6. "Population statistics Coundon Tn/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
  7. {{Fchd
  8. "Coundon – a short history". Durham in Time.
  9. "OS County Series Durham 1939". old-maps.co.uk.
  10. "Coundon Greyhound Stadium". Greyhound Derby.com.
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