Peterlee
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.758, -1.337 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 42 40 |
| Population: | 37,015 |
| Dialling code: | 01429 (Hartlepool) |
Peterlee is a post‑war new town in County Durham, England, created after 1948 to rehouse families from the Durham coalfield and named for miners' leader Peter Lee. It sits on former mining land near the Durham coast and was planned to improve housing and community facilities for working families, so the town still carries visible traces of its industrial origins in its street layout and green spaces.
One of its best‑known features is the concrete modernist Apollo Pavilion, designed by Victor Pasmore - once controversial, later restored and now regarded as a significant piece of public art. Economically the town has shifted from deep mining to a mix of light industry, retail and public‑sector employment, while local culture remains shaped by a strong mining heritage, civic activity and ongoing regeneration efforts.
Postcode districts covering Peterlee
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 20.4 miles
- Sunderland 10.2 miles
- Middlesbrough 14.5 miles
- Darlington 17.9 miles
- Hartlepool 8 miles
- South Shields 15.7 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 13 miles
- Gateshead 16.2 miles
- Washington 12 miles
- Durham 9.3 miles
- Wallsend 18.3 miles
- Newburn 22.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Peterlee Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Peterlee East Ward 0.5 miles
- Peterlee West Ward 0.5 miles
- Passfield Ward 0.7 miles
- Horden Built-up area 1 mile
- Castle Eden Parish 1.6 miles
- Shotton Parish 1.8 miles
- Easington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Easington Village Parish 2 miles
- Blackhall Colliery Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Shotton Colliery Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Easington Colliery Parish 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Peterlee
SR8 2NQ, SR8 2NB, SR8 1LF, SR8 2ES, SR8 1BF, SR8 5DA, SR8 2XY, SR8 2DZ, SR8 5HR … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 17.6 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 23.9 miles
- Seaham 5.4 miles
- Hartlepool Railway Station 7.1 miles
Hotels near Peterlee Ad
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 0.6 miles
- Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- The Ship Inn 4 2.2 miles
- OYO The Village Inn, Murton Seaham 3 4.8 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 7.8 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 7.4 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 6.1 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 8.4 miles
- Hayat Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- Hallgarth Manor House 3.5 6.5 miles
Schools in Peterlee
- Acre Rigg Academy Primary
- Acre Rigg Infant School Primary
- Dene Academy Secondary
- Dene House Primary School Primary
- East Durham College Further education
- Howletch Lane Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Seascape Primary School Primary
- Shotton Hall Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College Secondary
- The Academy at Shotton Hall Secondary
Local points of interest
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 1 mile
- Outer Harbour Harbour 5.3 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 6.9 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 7.2 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 9.2 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 9.7 miles
- University of Durham University 9.7 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 9.8 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 11 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 11 miles
- Teesport Harbour 11.1 miles