Peterlee

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Peterlee

Total population

20,164

Coordinates54.76°, -1.33°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.