Peterlee

Peterlee
Town Centre, Memorial Methodist Church, Apollo Pavilion, Lee House and Essington Way
Peterlee Location within County Durham
Population	20,300 (2021)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ430409
Civil parish	Peterlee
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Easington Easington Colliery (Town) Horden Little Thorpe Shotton
Post town	PETERLEE
Postcode district	SR8
Dialling code	0191
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Easington
Website	www.peterlee.gov.uk
List of places UK England County Durham 54°46′N 1°20′W / 54.76°N 1.33°W / 54.76; -1.33

Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England. It is located 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 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 68). The act also created the nearby settlement of Newton Aycliffe and later Washington, Tyne and Wear.