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Where is Peterlee?

Peterlee is located in the county of Durham, North East England, five miles south of the town of Seaham, seven miles north-west of the major town of Hartlepool, 110 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 230 miles north of London. Peterlee lies five miles south-east of the Tyne & Wear border. Peterlee falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the SR8 postcode district. The post town for Peterlee is Peterlee.

Peterlee on a map

Map showing extent of Peterlee as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Peterlee
Map showing location of Peterlee within the UK
Location of Peterlee within the UK

Which county is Peterlee in?

Peterlee is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Peterlee in Durham?

Peterlee is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.

Map showing location of Peterlee within Durham
Location of Peterlee within Durham

What is the postcode for Peterlee?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Peterlee is SR8 1BS.

Where is Peterlee in SR8?

Peterlee is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SR8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SR8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Peterlee within SR8
Location of Peterlee within SR8

What is the post town for Peterlee?

The post town for Peterlee is Peterlee. Peterlee is in the SR8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterlee.

What is the latitude and longitude of Peterlee?

The centre of Peterlee is located at position 54.76077° latitude and -1.33567° longitude.

Latitude54.76077°
Longitude-1.33567°

What is the easting and northing of Peterlee?

The centre of Peterlee is located at the grid reference easting 442847 and northing 540850 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting442847
Northing540850

What are the nearest towns to Peterlee?

Position of Peterlee relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Peterlee to the centre of the town.

south
5m
Peterlee is 5 miles south of Seaham
south-east
6m
Peterlee is 6 miles south-east of Hetton-le-Hole
north-west
7m
Peterlee is 7 miles north-west of Hartlepool
south-east
8m
Peterlee is 8 miles south-east of Houghton-le-Spring
north-east
9m
Peterlee is 9 miles north-east of Sedgefield
north-east
10m
Peterlee is 10 miles north-east of Ferryhill
north
11m
Peterlee is 11 miles north of Billingham
east
12m
Peterlee is 12 miles east of Spennymoor
south-east
12m
Peterlee is 12 miles south-east of Chester-le-Street
south-east
12m
Peterlee is 12 miles south-east of Washington

What are the nearest cities to Peterlee?

Position of Peterlee relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Peterlee to the centre of the city.

east
10m
Peterlee is 10 miles east of Durham
south
10m
Peterlee is 10 miles south of Sunderland
south-east
19m
Peterlee is 19 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
44m
Peterlee is 44 miles north of Ripon
north
56m
Peterlee is 56 miles north of York
east
64m
Peterlee is 64 miles east of Carlisle
north
67m
Peterlee is 67 miles north of Leeds
north
69m
Peterlee is 69 miles north of Bradford
north
75m
Peterlee is 75 miles north of Wakefield
north-east
77m
Peterlee is 77 miles north-east of Lancaster

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