Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Coundon Grange, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Coundon Grange map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Coundon Grange, County Durham, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Coundon Grange |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.647554 |
| Longitude | -1.646472 |
| Place Type | Village |
Coundon Grange holds the quiet, lingering gravity of County Durham’s industrial heritage within its modest borders. It lies 0.9 miles north of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 353°T, OS grid NZ 229 281), and is situated west-north-west of Close House village. The land here slopes with a subtle, rhythmic insistence, shaped by the persistent flow of Dene Beck as it carves a path just a short distance to the west. Across the horizon, the earth rises toward the broad, open shoulders of Canney Hill, where the sky seems to press closer to the heather and rough grass. Sunlight catches the brickwork of the older rows, illuminating a stark, utilitarian beauty that defies the softening effects of time. Coundon Grange retains a sense of seclusion, positioned away from the main arteries of modern movement, yet connected to the deep, coal-dusted memory of the North East. The air carries a crisp, open quality, unburdened by the clamour of larger centres, and the landscape holds a stillness that feels both ancient and enduring. Here, the transition from the valley floor to the rising ground marks a boundary where the remnants of a working past meet the quietude of the present.
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Explore Coundon Grange, 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: 54.647554, -1.646472. 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.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |