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County Durham

Coundon

Coundon is an old mining village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of , England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St James and Auckland Castle.

Church
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, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of in , England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from approximately 1183 and was their primary residence between 1832 and 2012, when the castle and its contents were sold to the Trust. is situated 1½ miles west of Coundon.

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or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of on the banks of the in County Durham, England. is situated 2 miles northwest of Coundon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grange Hill and New Coundon.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in , in England. It is situated to the south of Coundon, near .

Hamlet
is a small village in , in . It is situated to the west of Coundon, near . In the 2001 census had a population of 41.

Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of , England. In the 2001 census had a population of 44.

Coundon

Latitude
54.66308° or 54° 39′ 47″ north
Longitude
-1.63102° or 1° 37′ 52″ west
Population
3,260
Elevation
574 feet (175 metres)
Open location code
9C6WM979+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 433876717
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2652242
Wiki­data ID
Q11691577
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Coundon” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Coundon”
  • French: “Coundon”
  • Irish: “Coundon”
  • Polish: “Coundon”
  • Swedish: “Coundon”
  • Welsh: “Coundon”

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