Chester-le-Street (district)
| Chester-le-Street District | |
|---|---|
 Shown within ceremonial County Durham |
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| Area | |
| • 1974 | 16,243 acres (65.73 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1973 | 48,730 |
| • 1992 | 52,900 |
| • 2001 | 53,692 |
| History | |
| • Origin | Chester-le-Street urban and rural districts |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 2009 |
| • Succeeded by | County Durham |
| Status | District |
| ONS code | 20UB |
| Government | Chester-le-Street District Council |
| • HQ | Chester-le-Street |
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Coordinates: 54°51′36″N 1°34′26″W / 54.860°N 1.574°W
Chester-le-Street was a local government district in County Durham, England. Its council was based in Chester-le-Street. Other places in the district included Great Lumley and Sacriston.
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 form the areas of the abolished urban district of Chester-le-Street along with the bulk of Chester-le-Street Rural District, namely the parishes of Bournmoor, Birtley (reduced in size), Edmondsley, Great Lumley, Lambton, Little Lumley, North Lodge (created from the part of Harraton outside Washington New Town), Ouston, Pelton, Plawsworth, Sacriston, South Biddick (reduced in size), Urpeth and Waldridge. The remainder of the rural district was transferred to the metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead and Sunderland, in the new county of Tyne and Wear.
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