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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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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 company operates from two manufacturing sites, in Peterlee, County Durham, and Corby, Northamptonshire.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2023

Interpath Advisory said the company would continue to trade from the site in Peterlee whilst it looked for a buyer for the business and its assets.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2023

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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