Peterlee
Peterlee is a locality in County Durham, North East England, England. Peterlee is situated nearby to the village Horden, as well as near Little Thorpe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include East Durham College and Apollo Pavilion.
East Durham College
College
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East Durham College, formerly known as East Durham & Houghall Community College, is a community college with campuses in Peterlee and Houghall, south-east of Durham.
Apollo Pavilion
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The Apollo Pavilion, also known as the Pasmore Pavilion, is a work of public art in the new town of Peterlee in County Durham in the North East of England.
Horden railway station
Railway station
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Horden is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 10 miles 74 chains south-east of Sunderland, serves the villages of Horden, Blackhall Colliery and Easington along with the town of Peterlee in County Durham, North East England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peterlee and Easington.
Peterlee
Town
Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England, south of Sunderland, north of Hartlepool, west of the Durham Coast and east of Durham. It gained town status in 1948 under the New Towns Act 1946, which also created the nearby settlements of Newton Aycliffe and Washington, Tyne and Wear.
Easington
Village
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Easington, also known as Easington Village, is a village and civil parish in eastern County Durham, England. It is located at the junction of the A182 and B1283, leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole and south east to Horden.
Monk Hesleden
Hamlet
Monk Hesleden is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 5,722. The parish is situated to the north-west of Hartlepool, and is on the North Sea coast. Monk Hesleden is situated 2½ miles southeast of Peterlee.
Peterlee
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7585° or 54° 45′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.3291° or 1° 19′ 45″ westElevation
341 feet (104 metres)Open location code
9C6WQM5C+99GeoNames ID
7294693
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