Peterlee
Town in County Durham, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Peter Lee.
Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England, with Sunderland to the north, Hartlepool to the south, the Durham Coast to the east and Durham to the west. It gained town status in 1948 under the New Towns Act 1946. The act also created the nearby settlement of Newton Aycliffe and later Washington, Tyne and Wear.
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Peterlee | |
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Peterlee town centre | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 20,300 (2021)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ430409 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PETERLEE |
Postcode district | SR8 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www |
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