Coundon and Leeholme
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.663, -1.628 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 24 29 |
| Population: | 3,256 |
Coundon and Leeholme are neighbouring villages in County Durham, England, a few miles north‑west of Bishop Auckland and close to Crook, with Durham city not far to the east. They sit within the rolling post‑industrial landscape of the old Durham coalfield, with terraces, reclaimed spoil sites and stretches of farmland and hedgerow that give the area a mix of semi‑rural and suburban feel.
Both communities expanded in the 19th and early 20th centuries around coal mining and associated industries, and that industrial past still shapes local architecture and social life; pit closures in the mid‑20th century brought economic change and a period of decline, followed by gradual regeneration. Today they retain a strong local identity with schools, pubs and community groups, a commuter population working in nearby towns, and small pockets of light industry alongside efforts to conserve elements of their mining heritage.
Postcode districts covering Coundon and Leeholme
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 23.2 miles
- Sunderland 18.3 miles
- Middlesbrough 17.9 miles
- Darlington 9.5 miles
- Hartlepool 16.5 miles
- South Shields 23.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 13.8 miles
- Gateshead 19.3 miles
- Washington 17.1 miles
- Durham 8.5 miles
- Wallsend 23.8 miles
- Newburn 22.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coundon Ward 1.2 miles
- Dene Valley Parish 1.2 miles
- Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Eldon Parish 1.5 miles
- Kirk Merrington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Shildon and Dene Valley Ward 1.9 miles
- Windlestone Parish 2.1 miles
- Bishop Auckland Town Ward 2.1 miles
- Bishop Auckland Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Shildon Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Woodhouse Close Ward 2.5 miles
- Middridge Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Coundon and Leeholme
DL14 8LF, DL14 8HX, DL14 8PA, DL14 8NU, DL14 8JJ, DL14 8JS, DL14 8PG, DL14 8NJ, DL14 8ND … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 13.3 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 26 miles
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 2 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Coundon and Leeholme Ad
- Park Head Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- Thomas Wright House 2.8 miles
- Superb Lime Guest House 1.5 miles
- Redworth Hall Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 6.1 miles
- Eden Arms Hotel, Durham 3 2.7 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- Premier Inn Bishop Auckland 3 2.9 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- The Saxon Inn 4 3.2 miles
Schools in Coundon and Leeholme
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon Primary
- Victoria Lane Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 1.5 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 6.6 miles
- University of Durham University 7.4 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 8.6 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 11.3 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 11.6 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 12.9 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 13.8 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 14.5 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 14.6 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 14.8 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 16.7 miles