Church of St James
Church of St James is a church in County Durham, North East England, England. Church of St James is situated nearby to Coundon War Memorial, as well as near the school Victoria Lane Academy.Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Coundon, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “St James Church, Coundon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auckland Castle and Vinovia.
Auckland Castle
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, 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 Auckland Castle Trust. Auckland Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Church of St James.
Vinovia
Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England. Vinovia is situated 2 miles northwest of Church of St James.
Bishop Auckland railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bishop Auckland is a railway station that serves the market town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, North East England, 11 miles 77 chains north-west of Darlington. Bishop Auckland railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Church of St James.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coundon and Grange Hill.
Coundon
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Grange Hill
Hamlet
Grange Hill is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dene Valley, in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Coundon, near Bishop Auckland.
New Coundon
Hamlet
New Coundon is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the west of Coundon, near Bishop Auckland. In the 2001 census New Coundon had a population of 41.
Church of St James
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66256° or 54° 39′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.6355° or 1° 38′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C6WM977+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 882454343OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q26580835
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