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Peterlee

British  
/ ˈpiːtəˌliː /

noun

  1. a new town in Co Durham, founded in 1948. Pop: 29 936 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Peterlee will receive £20m investment over 10 years under the government's Pride in Place Programme.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

In September 2023, PC Stuart Furlonger was attending a low-risk call at a block of flats in Peterlee, County Durham.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024

The case is due to be heard at Peterlee Magistrates' Court on 1 March.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2022

The pair had worked for three years with Berthold Lubetkin on his plans to create a modernistic utopia of the new town of Peterlee on the Durham coalfield.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2013

Although Lubetkin's ambitious plans for Peterlee were never realised, the experience of working with one of the greats of modern architecture had a lasting effect on the work of both men.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2013

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