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 is located in County Durham
Coundon
Coundon
Location within County Durham
Population2,611 (2001)
OS grid referenceNZ241219
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBishop Auckland
Postcode districtDL14
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
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]

  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.