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Peterborough and the surrounding area
Peterborough
is a city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants and continues to expand.
A new township, "Hampton", is almost complete and includes a school, shopping
centre and medical centre.
A number of developments to regenerate areas of the city are underway, with others still at the planning stage.
In 2007, a number of city secondary schools merged to form two new Academies, the Thomas Deacon Academy and the Voyager School.
In addition there are a number of independent
schools in the area including
Peterborough High School,
Stamford Endowed Schools and
Oundle School. Near to Peterborough are a number of picturesque villages and market towns.
It is a mixture of urban together with local rural and agricultural communities.
In the centre of Peterborough is the renowned Norman
Cathedral together with
a Guildhall and St.John's Church (see above picture).
Peterborough is also home to the Nene Valley
Railway, which has featured in a number of major films and TV series.
With the
Nene
Park is Ferry Meadows, a centre for a number of activities and sports,
including sailing. Each August Peterborough also hosts an annual
Beer Festival,
one of the largest in England. Transport Peterborough is easily accessible from the A1, which lies just to the west,
and the Both Cambridge and Leicester are easily reached by road from Peterborough.
There is a centrally located railway station and there are plans to develop a
new station quarter and supporting facilities, including shops and apartments.
By rail link London is only about 50 minutes away and Edinburgh can be
reached within 4 hours. Peterborough is on the main East Coast Line
and also has cross county connections, e.g. to Stansted Airport as well as to
the west. Some other sites you might find useful are listed below:
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A47 link to Leicester. There is a well-developed ring road system
(the "Parkways") which help in improving access around the city.