Peats Ridge
Peats Ridge is a Central Coast suburbs|suburb] in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the local government area.
Peats Ridge was opened to white settlement relatively late, as the Great [North Road, Australia|Great North Road] to the Hunter Valley left from Spencer, [New South Wales|Spencer] on the Hawkesbury River, effectively bypassing the area until the early part of the 20th century. The area is named for George Peat. A number of fine aboriginal rock carvings 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.