Coundon
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"Coundon is not a place I would lie about and say it was perfect or anything like that. P.S. Jack, I, Brett Davidson, am ending our relationship because you are a bum." - Brett Davidson
Coundon is an old mining village in County Durham
, England
. The Boldon Book
mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century.
The name Coundon comes from its original name, "Cunadun", which translates as "cow on a hill".
Coundon is an old mining village in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The Boldon Book
Boldon Book
The Boldon Book contains the results of a survey of the bishopric of Durham that was completed on the orders of Hugh du Puiset, Bishop of Durham, in 1183, designed to assist the administration of the vast diocesan estates...
mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century.
The name Coundon comes from its original name, "Cunadun", which translates as "cow on a hill".