Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Coundongate, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Coundongate 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 Coundongate, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of County Durham or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Coundongate and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Coundongate |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.661819 |
| Longitude | -1.650596 |
| Place Type | Village |
Coundongate holds a quiet, unassuming prominence upon the rising slopes of the County Durham landscape. It lies 1.2 miles east of Bishop Auckland (from Bishop Auckland: bearing 98°T, OS grid NZ 226 296), and is situated west of Coundon village. The incline of Canney Hill rises sharply to the east, providing a natural vantage point that catches the pale, northern light before it spills across the lower rooftops. To the northwest, the vast expanse of the Auckland Castle Deer Park offers a green, historic reprieve from the industrial echoes of the region’s coal-mining past. Coundongate remains defined by these shifting elevations, where the earth seems to hold the memory of heavy toil beneath a thin, modern veneer of grass and tarmac. The air here carries a distinct crispness, untempered by the shelter of the deeper valleys found further west. Residents often look toward the distant silhouette of Auckland Castle, a reminder of the ecclesiastical power that once dictated the rhythms of life across these northern reaches. In the transition between the rolling fields and the encroaching suburban fringes, Coundongate maintains a character that is both sparse and stubbornly persistent.
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Explore Coundongate, 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: 54.661819, -1.650596. 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. |