Original: The present city can clearly be traced back to AD 995 , when a group of monks from Lindisfarne chose the strategic high peninsula as a place to settle with the body of Saint Cuthbert , that had previously lain in Chester-le-Street , founding a church there .
Simplified: The present city can clearly be traced back to AD 995 , when a group of monks from Lindisfarne chose to settle there with the body of Saint Cuthbert , which had previously lain in Chester-le-Street .