Coundon

This article is about the village in County Durham. For the place in the West Midlands, see Coundon, Coventry.

Coundon
Church of St James, Coundon
Coundon Location within County Durham
Population	2,611 (2001)
OS grid reference	NZ241219
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
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	Bishop Auckland
List of places UK England 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]

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]}

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.

External links

Media related to Coundon, County Durham at Wikimedia Commons