A suburb under the City of Gosford local government area in the Central Coast Region of New South Wales, Peats Ridge is situated 25.9 kilometres northwest of Gosford, 11.5 kilometres south of Kulnura, 26.6 kilometres north of Calga and 88 kilometres north of the state capital of Sydney. European settlement in the area, which was later named after George Peat, began relatively late – not until the early 20th century – as it was bypassed when the Great North Road linking Sydney to the Hunter Valley fell into disuse. Mainly a residential suburb and commuter town, the M1 Pacific Motorway, formerly Sydney-Newcastle Freeway, provides easier access to more urban areas well outside the rural region, which has led most residents to find jobs in...
A suburb under the City of Gosford local government area in the Central Coast Region of New South Wales, Peats Ridge is situated 25.9 kilometres northwest of Gosford, 11.5 kilometres south of Kulnura, 26.6 kilometres north of Calga and 88 kilometres north of the state capital of Sydney. European settlement in the area, which was later named after George Peat,
A suburb under the City of Gosford local government area in the Central Coast Region of New South Wales, Peats Ridge is situated 25.9 kilometres northwest of Gosford, 11.5 kilometres south of Kulnura, 26.6 kilometres north of Calga and 88 kilometres north of the state capital of Sydney. European settlement in the area, which was later named after George Peat, began relatively late – not until the early 20th century – as it was bypassed when the Great North Road linking Sydney to the Hunter Valley fell into disuse. Mainly a residential suburb and commuter town, the M1 Pacific Motorway, formerly Sydney-Newcastle Freeway, provides easier access to more urban areas well outside the rural region, which has led most residents to find jobs in bigger cities like Sydney.