Peterborough
Built-up area in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.578, -0.268 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 17 99 |
| Population: | 163,379 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 |
Peterborough sits in the north of Cambridgeshire, straddling the River Nene on the southern edge of the Fens. Its skyline is dominated by the fine Norman Peterborough Cathedral, famous for its striking Octagon lantern and as the original burial place of Catherine of Aragon (and temporarily of Mary, Queen of Scots). The area also boasts the Bronze Age site at Flag Fen, underlining a long human history that predates the medieval market town.
Today Peterborough is an important transport and logistics hub on the East Coast Main Line, within easy reach of London, and expanded rapidly after its designation as a New Town in the 1960s. The local economy mixes manufacturing, food processing and distribution, while cultural life centres on venues, parks such as Nene Park, and community organisations; socially it’s one of the UK’s faster-growing and more diverse cities, with a proud local identity reflected in its football club and community festivals.
Postcode districts covering Peterborough
PE1, PE2, PE3, PE4, PE5, PE6, PE7, PE8, PE9
Most populated places nearby
- Kettering 22.3 miles
- Kettering Town 22.5 miles
- Corby 18.6 miles
- Rushden 24.5 miles
- Wisbech 19.2 miles
- Spalding 15 miles
- Huntingdon 16.9 miles
- March 15.1 miles
- Stamford 10.7 miles
- Bourne 13.8 miles
- Market Deeping 7.5 miles
- Whittlesey 6.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ravensthorpe Ward 0.5 miles
- Central Ward 0.9 miles
- West Ward 0.9 miles
- Fletton and Woodston Ward 1.1 miles
- Bretton Parish 1.1 miles
- North Ward 1.3 miles
- Park Ward 1.5 miles
- Paston and Walton Ward 1.9 miles
- Orton Longueville Parish 2 miles
- Fletton and Stanground Ward 2 miles
- Castor Parish 2.1 miles
- Dogsthorpe Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Peterborough
PE3 6BW, PE1 2QT, PE2 9PT, PE2 8LR, PE2 6HB, PE2 9BY, PE1 1EL, PE7 8GP, PE2 5PQ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 47.7 miles
- Luton Airport 48.8 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Whittlesea Railway Station 6.6 miles
Hotels in Peterborough Ad
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4
- The Pearl Hotel 4
- Days Inn Peterborough 3
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4
- Newark Hotel Peterborough
Schools in Peterborough
- All Saints' C of E (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- City of Peterborough Academy Secondary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
- Eyrescroft Primary School Primary
- Fulbridge Academy Primary
- Gladstone Primary Academy Primary
- Greater Peterborough UTC Secondary
- Gunthorpe Primary School Primary
- Hampton College All ages
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School Secondary
- Hampton Hargate Primary School Primary
- Heltwate School Special
- Heritage Park Primary School Primary
- Highlees Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 1 mile
- London Road Stadium Stadium 1.5 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 2.2 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 4.2 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 8.9 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 10.5 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.3 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 14.6 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 14.8 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 15.1 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles