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Coundon
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Coundon
Location within County Durham
Population2,611 (2001)
OS grid reference NZ241219
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bishop Auckland
Postcode district DL14
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County Durham
54°39′49″N1°38′03″W / 54.663730°N 1.634085°W / 54.663730; -1.634085

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]

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Coundon-a short history" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "The Brittonic Language in the Old North" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "History of Coundon, in Wear Valley and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Relationships and changes Coundon Tn/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Population statistics Coundon Tn/Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Coundon TT at the Football Club History Database
  9. ↑ "Coundon – a short history" (PDF). Durham in Time.
  10. ↑ "OS County Series Durham 1939". old-maps.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Coundon Greyhound Stadium". Greyhound Derby.com.

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