Chester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. The town is located 8 miles west of Sunderland. The Church of St Mary's and St Cuthbert's is where the body of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne was laid to rest for some 113 years before being transferred to Durham Cathedral, and is the site of the first translation of the Bible into English. The town is the seat of the Chester-le-Street district.

The Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street is home to Durham County Cricket Club who became a first class county in 1992. The Riverside Ground is overlooked by Lumley Castle an impressive fortified mansion house, which is currently used as a hotel.

Famous sons of the town include former England football captain Bryan Robson.

Older football version

An old version of Football was once played here. The game was played here until 1932 between the Upstreeters and Downstreeters., play started at 1p.m. and finishing at 6p.m. the centre of the street was the dividing line and whichever side the ball was at 6p.m. that side won. The ball was thrown from the Queens head hotel in the centre of the town and it is known that more than 400 players took part. The game was stopped when a number of players were fined under the highways act for obstructing the highways and causing an annoyance to pedestrians!