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Thought we needed to take a walk down Chester le Street front street. How the years have took its toll.
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- COLIN C. THE GEORDIE HISTORIAN
Oct 7, 2020 · Another look around old Chester le Street. Would love to go back to those days. And take it all in.
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- COLIN C. THE GEORDIE HISTORIAN
Jun 16, 2024 · A visit to Chester Le Street, featuring the town centre, viaduct, bit of Roman history, churches, County Durham Cricket, Lumley Castle and Chester Le St Town FC ...more.
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- Simon Marcus
Chester-le-Street (/ ˈtʃɛstəlistriːt /) [2][3] is a market town in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is located around 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of Durham and is also close to Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. [4] The town holds markets on Saturdays. [5][6] In 2021, the town had a population ...
According to one strand of historical records it is claimed that in AD 882 after around seven years of wandering the North, the carriers of St Cuthbert’s coffin were granted land at what is now called Chester-le-Street by a Viking king called Guthred.
The known history of Chester-le-Street dates back to 122AD when a Roman fort was built along the banks of the River Wear. The site of the fort was centred on the Church Chare area, and possibly called “Congangis”.
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The known history of Chester-le-Street dates back to 122AD when a Roman fort was built along the banks of the River Wear. The site of the fort was centred on the Church Chare area, and possibly called “Congangis”.
