Peats Ridge, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Peats Ridge
city = Central Coast
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Gosford
postcode = 2250
pop = 244 (2006 census)
area =
est =
parish = Narara
stategov = Gosford
fedgov = Robertson
dist1 = 88
dir1 = N
location1= Sydney
near-nw =
near-n = Central Mangrove
near-ne =
near-w = Mangrove Mountain
near-e = Somersby
near-sw = Glenworth Valley
near-s = Calga
near-se = Somersby

Peats Ridge is a suburb located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the Gosford City Council local government area.

Peats Ridge was opened to white settlement relatively late, as the Great North Road to the Hunter Valley left from Spencer on the Hawkesbury River, effectively bypassing the area until the early part of the 20th century. The area is named for George Peat. There are a number of fine aboriginal rock carvings which survive in Peats Ridge.

Formerly an area with many citrus orchards and market gardens, the improved access to Sydney through the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway has meant that it has increasingly become the home of commuters with jobs in Sydney. There are a number of nurseries and horse studs in the district.

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