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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
Jul 13, 2024 · CHESTER LE STREET ON VIDEO THEN AND NOW. CHESTER LE STREET ON VIDEO THEN AND NOW. 24 members.
I have a Chester le Street history group on Facebook this is a collection of some of the photos on the group. I have a huge selection of photos collected ove...
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- COLIN C. THE GEORDIE HISTORIAN
Another walk back in time to Chester le Street in County Durham. I run a Chester le Street History Group on facebook these are photos I have collected over t...
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- COLIN C. THE GEORDIE HISTORIAN
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 ...
Chester-le-Street Heritage Group was formed in 1986, although its origins go back to the mid 1960s when it was known as Chester-le-Street Local History Society. The main activities of the Group is the study of local history, in particular Chester-le-Street and the surrounding area.
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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.
