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Chester-le-Street was a rural district in County Durham, England from 1894 to [1] It surrounded the urban district of Chester-le-Street . The district was split in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , with the bulk going to the new Chester-le-Street district.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as part of a general reorganisation of local administration throughout England and Wales carried out under the Local Government Act 1972. Chester-le-Street was one of eight non-metropolitan districts into which County Durham was divided, and was formed from the areas of the abolished urban district of ...
Chester-le-Street (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s t ə l i s t r iː t /) [2] [3] is a market town in County Durham, England. It is located around 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of Durham and is close to Newcastle. [ 4 ]
Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county's ceremonial, district and borough boundaries were moved to align to the newly created non-metropolitan county of Durham. The ceremonial county had the boroughs Darlington (borough) of Sedgefield and the City of Durham as well as five districts: Chester-le-Street; Derwentside; Easington; Teesdale ...
The Urban District of Chester-le-Street; and; the Rural District of Chester-le-Street. [4] The constituency was divided in two, with the areas comprising the urban districts of Ryton, Blaydon and Whickham forming the bulk of the new constituency of Blaydon. Gained Witton Gilbert from the abolished constituency of Mid Durham.
The Riverside Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as the Seat Unique Riverside, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club, and has also hosted several international matches.
The Roman fort of Concangis is located east of the forts of Longovicium and Vindomora and 8 miles (13 km) south of Pons Aelius (Newcastle upon Tyne). It is east of the main Roman road of Dere Street, which connected other forts near Hadrian's Wall and beyond to Eboracum (), and is close to Cade's Road, which is thought to have run from Eboracum to Pons Aelius.
It lies west of the town of Chester-le-Street, and falls partly within the civil parish of Pelton. In 2021 it had a population of 1529. [1] Its services include the following: a mobile post office, primary school with a good Ofsted rating with some outstanding features, pub, beauty salon, a dental surgery, bakery/cafe and a lunch time take away ...