Coundon County Durham Map

About Coundon

Coundon, a village in County Durham, feels the quiet hum of its own existence against the wider sweep of the North East landscape. It lies 3.1 km east of Bishop Auckland (from Bishop Auckland: bearing 95°T, OS grid NZ 239 296), and is situated south-west of Leeholme village. The land around Coundon, a gentle rise and fall, carries the memory of ancient agricultural rhythms, where the pale morning light often washes over fields in soft, diffused tones. Though its direct industrial past may have softened, the echoes of coal mining can still be felt in the resilient spirit of the place. The village green, a modest expanse of well-trodden grass, offers a simple, honest focal point, a place where the everyday dramas of Coundon unfold under a sky that can shift from a pearly grey to a startling, vivid blue.

About This Coundon Map Page

Explore Coundon, County Durham, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.661418, -1.630524. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.