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Chester-le-Street

Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham in north-east England, on the site of a Roman fort. From 883 to 995 it was the seat of the community of Saint Cuthbert, which had left Lindisfarne with the saint's relics to escape Viking raids. There the Lindisfarne Gospels were given their Old English gloss, before the community moved on to Durham.

Chester-le-Street
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chester-le-Street. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chester-le-street
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“Chester-le-Street.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chester-le-street. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Chester-le-Street.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chester-le-street.
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