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- The Middle Ages saw Chester in the street as the head of the Manor of Chester Deanery. The church was the centre for local and diocese government. Many documents from this period have survived. The seats of two of the leading families in the area, the Lambton’s and the Lumley’s were nearby.
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The Middle Ages saw Chester in the street as the head of the Manor of Chester Deanery. The church was the centre for local and diocese government. Many documents from this period have survived. The seats of two of the leading families in the area, the Lambton’s and the Lumley’s were nearby.
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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 ...
Brief History. 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”.
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.
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.
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham of ancient roots. Its history goes back to Roman times when it was called Concangis, and in the later Anglo-Saxon period it became the seat of a bishop for over a century, preceding Durham. The town is on the River Wear, 7 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne and miles west of Sunderland.
However, a few basic facts are known, and these will serve as a background to this brief account of the 1990-1 excavations in Church Chare. Modern scholarly opinion holds that the Roman name for Chester-le-Street was probably Concangis (and not, as was long thought, Concangium).
