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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
:''This article is about Coundon in County Durham. For Coundon in Coventry see the article [[Coundon, Coventry]].
{{about|the village in County Durham|the place in the West Midlands|Coundon, Coventry}}

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''"Coundon is a mining village. It is also a place of perseverance, high hopes and intelligent thoughts. However, if Brett Davidson continues to lie about Coundon's...well shall I say imperfection, I will personally stick pencils under his fingernails" - Harriet Mason, author of 'Brett and Jack are total Liars'


'''Coundon''' is an old mining village and former [[civil parish]] in the [[County Durham (district)|County Durham]] district, in the ceremonial county of [[County Durham|Durham]], England. The [[Boldon Book]] mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century. In 2001 it had a population of 2611.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets |publisher=Durham County Council |url=http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/Lookup/Wear%20Valley%20Settlement%20Summary%20Sheets%20Numbers/$file/Wear+Valley+Settlement+Summary+Sheets+Numbers.pdf|accessdate=4 August 2021 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007090304/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/Lookup/Wear%20Valley%20Settlement%20Summary%20Sheets%20Numbers/%24file/Wear+Valley+Settlement+Summary+Sheets+Numbers.pdf |archivedate=7 October 2007}}
'''Coundon''' is an old mining village in [[County Durham]], [[England]]. The [[Boldon Book]] mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century.
</ref> In 2011 the ward had a population of 7139.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13695248&c=DL14+8QP&d=14&e=62&g=6420316&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1436361037161&enc=1|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref>


==History==
The name Coundon comes from its original name, "Cunadun", which translates as "cow on a hill".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durham.gov.uk/miner/projects.nsf/0/2b8ec7c37d021e9080256e86003371ae?OpenDocument|title=Coundon – a short history}}</ref> Coundon is well know to the community in [[Bishop Auckland]] as a socially deprived area.
The name Coundon comes from its original name, "Cunadun", which either translates in [[Old English]] "cow's hill",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durhamintime.org.uk/durham_miner/coundon_history.pdf|title=Coundon-a short history}}</ref> or else derives from the Brittonic toponymic term ''*cönẹ:d '', whose meaning is obscure.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Brittonic Language in the Old North |url=http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf |accessdate=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813011121/http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


=== Civil parish ===
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[[Image:Church of St James, Coundon, County Durham.jpg|thumb|left|Church of St James, Coundon]]
Coundon was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] and [[chapelry]] in the parish of [[Auckland-St. Andrew]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5261|title=History of Coundon, in Wear Valley and County Durham|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=7 August 2023}}</ref> from 1866 Coundon was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Auckland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10185038|title=Relationships and changes Coundon Tn/Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=7 August 2023}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 6302.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10185038/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Coundon Tn/Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=7 August 2023}}</ref>

==Sport==
Coundon had a football team called [[Coundon TT F.C.|Coundon TT]] which played in the [[FA Cup]] in 1984. However, the club folded in 1991.<ref>{{Fchd|id=COUNDOTT|name=Coundon TT}}</ref> [[Coundon Greyhound Stadium]] was a [[Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom|greyhound racing]] stadium situated off the B6287<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durhamintime.org.uk/durham_miner/coundon_history.pdf|title=Coundon – a short history|publisher=Durham in Time}}</ref> and was constructed in 1936, on fields to the south side of the Bishop's Park Colliery. It has since been demolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/423341/529705/12/101200|title=OS County Series Durham 1939|publisher=old-maps.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhoundderby.com/Coundon%20Greyhound%20Stadium.htm|title=Coundon Greyhound Stadium|publisher=Greyhound Derby.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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This article is about the village in County Durham. For the place in the West Midlands, see Coundon, Coventry.
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54°39′49″N 1°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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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