Coundon

This article is about Coundon in County Durham. For Coundon in Coventry see the article Coundon, Coventry.
Coundon

Church of St James, Coundon
Coundon
Coundon shown within County Durham
Population 7,139 (2011 Ward)[1]
OS grid reference NZ241219
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bishop Auckland
Postcode district DL
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England

Coundon is an old mining village in County Durham, England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century.

History

The name Coundon comes from its original name, "Cunadun", which either translates in Old English "cow's hill",[2] or else derives from the Brittonic toponymic term *cönẹ:d , whose meaning is obscure. [3]

Sport

Coundon had a football team called Coundon TT which played in the FA Cup in 1984. However, the club folded in 1991.[4] Coundon Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium situated off the B6287[5] and was constructed in 1936, on fields to the south side of the Bishop's Park Colliery.[6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Coundon-a short history" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "The Brittonic Language in the Old North" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Coundon TT at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ "Coundon – a short history" (PDF). Durham in Time.
  6. ↑ "OS County Series Durham 1939". old-maps.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Coundon Greyhound Stadium". Greyhound Derby.com.

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