A recent visit to York:-

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The pub is in Chester road,Sunderland,Roch.

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Hi Roch,,it's an old family surname of ours that runs along from Hadrians' Wall into Northumberland ( Northumbria ) as it was in Roman Times. As well as the pub,,there's an old fort ( the ruins ) named after the family as well.
An old uncle of mine who was a historian,gave me all kinds of information regarding this. Uncle reckoned that the name was inscribed in one of the stones along the wall,but I've never checked that out.

There's some ruins near me called Arbeia.  On the wall side of the Tyne there are Vindolanda and Segedenum but I think you are referring to one of the settlements further west.  I have a name in my head of which one.

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The pub is in Chester road,Sunderland,Roch.

Name is as I thought.  Not been there but walked passed the actual fort back in Feb, in the tyne valley.  It looked impressive from what I could see.

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There's some ruins near me called Arbeia.  On the wall side of the Tyne there are Vindolanda and Segedenum but I think you are referring to one of the settlements further west.  I have a name in my head of which one.

The name is Chesters,Roch. Some great history.

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The name is Chesters,Roch. Some great history.

My family name before I married. Uncle was always telling me about the place and I visited Sunderland a lot as a child with my father,who rightly so,was christened,Arthur.

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The name is Chesters,Roch. Some great history.

It's near Chollerford (Hexham).  West of Newcastle in the Tyne Valley.

Never been to the pub in Sunderland but I used to hear it was a popular watering hole.

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It's near Chollerford (Hexham).  West of Newcastle in the Tyne Valley.

Never been to the pub in Sunderland but I used to hear it was a popular watering hole.

You'll have to give it a go sometime,Roch.  Yes,,I remember Hexham. I know my father went there when he was on business in Sunderland.