Chester-le-Street
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.861, -1.581 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 27 51 |
| Population: | 36,917 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Chester-le-Street is a compact market town in County Durham, England, sitting on the banks of the River Wear between Durham and Newcastle. Its origins are Roman - the site of the fort Concangis - and it is best known historically for the parish church where the community kept the body of Saint Cuthbert between the late 9th and late 10th centuries, a fact that gives the town a strong sense of place in the region’s early medieval story.
Today Chester-le-Street combines a riverside setting and green spaces with retail parks, light industry and a commuter population, while still hosting regional draws like the Riverside Ground, home of Durham County cricket, and easy access to heritage attractions such as Beamish. Good road and rail links mean it feels both quietly local and well connected to the wider North East.
Postcode districts covering Chester-le-Street
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 9.7 miles
- Sunderland 7 miles
- Darlington 22.8 miles
- Hartlepool 19.8 miles
- South Shields 10.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 22.6 miles
- Gateshead 5.6 miles
- Washington 3.9 miles
- Durham 5.6 miles
- Wallsend 10 miles
- Newburn 10.5 miles
- Whitley Bay 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chester-le-Street North Ward 0.2 miles
- Chester-le-Street East Ward 0.8 miles
- Chester-le-Street West Central Ward 0.9 miles
- North Lodge Parish 1.2 miles
- Whitehill Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Chester-le-Street South Ward 1.4 miles
- Pelton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Waldridge Parish 1.5 miles
- Ouston Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Newfield Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Lumley Ward 2 miles
- Urpeth Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Chester-le-Street
DH3 3AY, DH3 3JD, DH3 3YH, DH2 2JQ, DH3 3QQ, DH3 3QF, DH2 2EW, DH2 3DT, DH2 3TJ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 13 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 25 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Durham Railway Station 5.6 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 8 miles
- Haymarket bus station 8.1 miles
Hotels near Chester-le-Street Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 4 miles
- The Lambton Arms 0.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 4 2.1 miles
- Beamish Park Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 6.1 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 7.8 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 5.9 miles
- Durham House Hotel 6.4 miles
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 7.4 miles
Schools in Chester-le-Street
- Bullion Lane Primary School Primary
- Cestria Primary School Primary
- Chester-Le-Street C of E (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Newker Primary School Primary
- Park View School Secondary
- Red Rose Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street Primary
Local points of interest
- Beamish Museum Museum 3 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 3 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 5.2 miles
- University of Durham University 6.6 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 7.5 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 7.6 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 7.7 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 7.7 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 7.9 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 8 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 8 miles