Talk:Chester-le-Street
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how relevant is the old football here?
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[edit] Expandsion
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This is a place steeped in history, with a Roman settlement and its temporary location as the home of St Cuthbert's coffin. This really needs a section. --129.234.4.76 09:28, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
i would question the link to red rose school, is this really relavant to the article?. There are many schools in chester-le-street, i fail to see the need to list one (or indeed more of them) as they add nothing to the article. If anything this link smells like some kind of advert or something
[edit] Info map
If Chester-le-Street is in County Durham, why is there a map of Tyne & Wear? DellusMaximus 18:41, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- I tried to remove the label, but that made the whole map disappear. Hopefully someone with the no how will make one showing Chester-le-Street in relation to County Durham. OrchWyn 21:25, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Eating Establishments
Chester-le-Street is not well known in the area for the quality of it's eating establishments at all. And if it was, Brenda's and Citrone's would not be the reason. This whole section seems irrelivant, and the bit about Mr.Pickwick's doesn't even make sense! Surely if Mr. Pickwick's is up market then Citrone's must be the "Poor man's Mr. Pickwick's".
- The town is known locally for its quality of eating establishments. The town boasts "Brenda's", which is known for selling the best battered haggis outside of Scotland. Clem's, which is part of a small chain of well-known fish and chip shops, has a pleasant restaurant area above the takeaway section found on the ground floor. However, the favourite of the townspeople is the now famous, "Citrone's Cafe" located on the middle of the Front Street - the hub of the town. It is known locally as a "Rich Man's Pickwicks" due to similar, but more upmarket cuisine sold at "Mr. Pickwicks" further down the street.
- I've removed this as its subjective and unsourced. If any of the establishment mentioned have won awards, and sources can be found to verify this, somebody could reword this and add it back to the article.212.140.167.99 14:37, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation
Should something be added about how the name is pronounced? I've heard it (as well as Ponteland) described as the local places that are most frequently mispronounced by outsiders. A friend of mine (who used to live there) pronounces it "Chessley Street" whereas my missus (who is from 40 miles down the road) pronounces it "Chesterley Street". Some definitive guidance for us outsiders would be useful 146.87.65.10 08:28, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
As a good "Cestrian" (person from Chester-le-Street) myself I can confirm that people from the town and surrounding district pronounce it more like "Chess-lee-Street". In general you tend to find that other north easterners will miss pronounce it "Chesterley Street" while people from outside of the region mistake it for real French and pronounce it "Chester l'Street".
If anyone feels like typing that up in more encyclopedic language and putting it into the main article please feel free.
Haz bear01
- Surely a good Cestrian (or a bad one) would come from Chester.
To most locals the town is known as "Chester". This gave rise to confusion, anecdotally, when a prison van run by a London based company left Durham gaol with the instruction to take the prisoners to "Chester Magistrates Court". Two hours later, on non arrival, it was contacted by radio and found to be half way along the M62. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.151.177.228 (talk) 18:32, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Can someone please tell me the correct pronunciation? I live here in Chesterley, Chestley...whatever. I can tell the people at school then (The Hermitage). They will find it interesting..."Yeah right." Who said that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by GrandpaGroove (talk • contribs) 17:56, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Name etymology
Surely there should be some mention of the origin of the name? :o) — OwenBlacker 12:23, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
