Chester-le-Street District

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Chester-le-Street District
Chester-le-Street
Location in Durham
status District
region North East England
Administration County Durham
Administrative headquarters Chester-le-Street
surface 67.58 km² (282.)
Residents 53,692 (337.)
was standing 2001
ONS code 20UB
Website -
founding 1974
resolution 2009

Chester-le-Street was a district in County Durham in England . The administrative seat was the city of Chester-le-Street , in which around half of the population lived. Other important places were Beamish and Pelton Fell .

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and resulted from the merger of the Urban District Chester-le-Street and the Rural District Chester-le-Street.

On April 1, 2009, in addition to Chester-le-Street, all Dictricts in County Durham were abolished as part of the administrative reform and merged into the Unitary Authority Durham .

Coordinates: 54 ° 52 ′  N , 1 ° 34 ′  W

Chester-le-Street is twin town of Kamp-Lintfort in the Wesel district