Cutheard of Lindisfarne
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Cutheard of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 900 to 915, although the see was administered from Chester-le-Street
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Cutheard was responsible for purchasing the village of Bedlington
in Northumberland
, which was later incorporated into the properties belonging to the Bishopric of Durham when the sees were merged by Bishop Aldhun
in 995. It was this purchase that was later responsible for the parish becoming the exclave of County Durham
known as Bedlingtonshire
.
Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, England. It has a history going back to Roman times when it was called Concangis. The town is located south of Newcastle upon Tyne and west of Sunderland on the River Wear...
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Cutheard was responsible for purchasing the village of Bedlington
Bedlington
Bedlington is a town in Northumberland, to the north of the Tyne and Wear urban area. It lies north of Newcastle and southeast of the county town of Morpeth. Other nearby places include Ashington to the north northeast, Blyth to the east and Cramlington to the south.The parish of Bedlington...
in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, which was later incorporated into the properties belonging to the Bishopric of Durham when the sees were merged by Bishop Aldhun
Aldhun of Durham
Aldhun of Durham , also known as Ealdhun, was the last Bishop of Lindisfarne and the first Bishop of Durham. He was of "noble descent."...
in 995. It was this purchase that was later responsible for the parish becoming the exclave of County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
known as Bedlingtonshire
Bedlingtonshire
Bedlingtonshire is an area in north east England, consisting solely of the parish of Bedlington. It was an urban district in the county of Northumberland from 1894...
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