Peterlee

Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England, south of , north of , west of the Durham Coast and east of . It gained town status in 1948 under the New Towns Act 1946, which also created the nearby settlements of and .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 20,200 residents
  • Description: town in County Durham, England
  • Also known as: “Peterlee (Condado de Durham)” and “Peterlee, County Durham”

Places of Interest

Highlights: East Durham College and Peterlee Community Hospital.

College
Photo: Adidostar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly known as East Durham &…

Hospital
is a health facility in O'Neill Drive, Peterlee, , England.

Church
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horden and Little Thorpe.

Village
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and electoral ward in , England.

Village
is a hamlet in the civil parish of Easington Village, in County Durham, England.

Quarter
is a village in Peterlee, , England.

Peterlee

Latitude
54.76189° or 54° 45′ 43″ north
Longitude
-1.33215° or 1° 19′ 56″ west
Population
20,200
Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB PTE
Open location code
9C6WQM69+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 33074862
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2640349
Wiki­data ID
Q2079502
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Peterlee” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Peterlee”
  • Basque: “Peterlee”
  • Bengali: “পিটারলি”
  • Bulgarian: “Питърли”
  • Catalan: “Peterlee”
  • Cebuano: “Peterlee”
  • Chinese: “彼得利”
  • Dutch: “Peterlee”
  • French: “Peterlee”
  • German: “Peterlee”
  • Gujarati: “પીટરલી”
  • Hebrew: “פיטרלי”
  • Hungarian: “Peterlee”
  • Irish: “Peterlee”
  • Italian: “Peterlee”
  • Japanese: “ピーターリー”
  • Kannada: “ಪೀಟರ್ಲೀ”
  • Korean: “피터리”
  • Lithuanian: “Peterlis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Peterlee”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Peterlee”
  • Persian: “پترلی”
  • Polish: “Peterlee”
  • Portuguese: “Peterlee”
  • Romanian: “Peterlee”
  • Russian: “Петерли”
  • Russian: “Питерли”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پترلی”
  • Spanish: “Peterlee”
  • Swedish: “Peterlee”
  • Tamil: “பெட்டர்லீ”
  • Telugu: “పెటేర్లీ”
  • Urdu: “پیتیرلیی”
  • Urdu: “پیٹرلی”
  • Volapük: “Peterlee”
  • Welsh: “Peterlee”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Grants Houses and Easington Colliery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Peterlee Post Office and The Chare.

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Worth a closer look: Durham and Darlington.

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