Coundon
Village in County Durham, England
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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.[1] In 2011 the ward had a population of 7139.[2]
| Coundon | |
|---|---|
Church of St James, Coundon | |
  Coundon Location within County Durham | |
| Population | 2,611 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | NZ241219 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bishop Auckland |
| Postcode district | DL14 |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
History
The name Coundon comes from its original name, "Cunadun", which either translates in Old English "cow's hill",[3] or else derives from the Brittonic toponymic term *cönẹ:d , whose meaning is obscure.[4]
Civil parish
Coundon was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Auckland-St. Andrew,[5] from 1866 Coundon was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Auckland.[6] In 1931 the parish had a population of 6302.[7]
Sport
Coundon had a football team called Coundon TT which played in the FA Cup in 1984. However, the club folded in 1991.[8] Coundon Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium situated off the B6287[9] and was constructed in 1936, on fields to the south side of the Bishop's Park Colliery. It has since been demolished.[10][11]
