Peterborough (England)

Peterborough
	City and Unitary Unit
Peterborough
	Peterborough
A country	Great Britain
Region	East england
Ceremonial county	Cambridgeshire
History and Geography
Based
City and unitary unit with	1541
Square	343 km²
Timezone
Population
Population	198 900 people ( 2017 )
Density	535 people / km²
Digital identifiers
Telephone code	+44 1733
Postcode	PE
	peterborough.gov.uk

Peterborough , an industrial city in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire in England , forms a unitary unit with the city status of City of Peterborough .

The city is located 120 km north of London , on the Nin River. The population exceeds 180 thousand people.

History

From Peterborough comes the name of the archaeological culture of Peterborough - hunters and gatherers, for a long time coexisted in England with more advanced farmers who came from continental Europe. Not far from Peterborough is the archaeological site of Flag Fen - a well-preserved wooden building of the 10th century. BC e.

The city is located in the swampy area of The Fens , which has been systematically drained since the 17th century. It grew strongly during the era of the industrial revolution due to the fact that the railway from London to Edinburgh passed through it. This is associated with the location in the district of large storage facilities and enterprises for the production of building materials.

The silhouette of the medieval cathedral of St. Petra . It was founded in 1138 in the Norman style and built in 120 years; subsequently, the facades were partially rebuilt. In the cathedral there is a carved stone of Gedda 1200 years ago and the tomb of Queen Catherine of Aragon . The church of St. John (1407).

In September 2001, a group of Muslims attacked a local resident, Ross Parker . From knife injuries and injuries caused by a hammer, the latter died ^[1] .

In March 2013, Joanna Dennehy committed a series of murders here, killing three and wounding two people ^[2] .

Geography

The unitary unit of Peterborough covers an area of 343 km² and borders on the east and south with the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire , in the southwest with the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire , in the north with the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire .

Climate

Climate Peterborough
Indicator	Jan	Feb	March	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Absolute maximum, ° C	12	17	21	21	26	32	32	31	27	25	sixteen	14	32
Average maximum, ° C	five	6	eight	12	sixteen	nineteen	20	20	18	13	9	6	13
Average temperature, ° C	2	3	four	eight	eleven	14	15	15	13	9	6	3	9
Average minimum ° C	0	one	one	four	7	ten	eleven	eleven	9	6	3	one	five
Absolute minimum, ° C	−15	−10	−11	−3	0	one	five	6	2	−1	−6	−8	−15
Precipitation rate, mm	50	20	50	thirty	thirty	50	50	40	50	40	40	40	530
Source: ^[3]

Population

According to 2001 data, 156,061 people live in the territory of the unitary unit of Peterborough, with an average population density of 454 people / km² ^[4] .

Policy

Peterborough is governed by a unitary council of 57 deputies elected in 24 constituencies. As a result of recent elections, 38 seats on the council are held by conservatives ^[5] .

Economics

In Peterborough, there is one of the main offices of a large travel company Thomas Cook Group , leading its history since 1841 ^[6] . The company's shares are included in the FTSE 250 index calculation base.

CrossCountry, Virgin Trains East Coast, East Midlands Trains, Thameslink Great Northern, and Greater Anglia routes run through Peterborough:

"CrossCountry": New Street, Birmingham - Oakham - Peterborough - London-Stansted ^[7] .
Virgin Trains East Coast: Edinburgh - Peterborough - Kings Cross , London ^[8] .
East Midlands Trains 2nd Route: Lime Street, Liverpool - Peterborough - Eli - Norwich and London Stansted .
East Midlands Trains Route 6: Peterborough - Doncaster ^[9] .
Thameslink Great Northern: Peterborough - Kings Cross , London ^[10] .
Greater Anglia (1): Peterborough - Eli - Cambridge - Liverpool Street , London.
Greater Anglia (2): Peterborough - Eli - Ipswich - Liverpool Street , London ^[11] .

The A1 road (Edinburgh - Grantham - Peterborough - London) crosses the city from north to south.

Sport

Peterborough United, a professional football club based in the First Football League , is based in Peterborough . Takes opponents at the London Road Stadium, which seats 15,040 spectators ^[12] .

Events

The annual Peterborough Beer Festival ^[13]

Twin Cities

Peterborough is on friendly terms with the following twin cities ^[14] :

City	A country	date	Link
Bourges	France	1957	^[15]
Viersen	Germany	1982	^[sixteen]
Alcalá de Henares	Spain	1986	^[17]
Vinnitsa	Ukraine	1989	^[18]
Forlì	Italy	1991	^[nineteen]

Notes

↑ Rajkowska J. Where the Beast is Buried . - John Hunt Publishing, 2013 .-- 363 p. - ISBN 9781782791218 .
↑ Legare MJ When Things Seem Odd: Polly and the Internal Guardian . - FriesenPress, 2016 .-- 448 p. - ISBN 9781460277539 .
↑ Historical Weather for Wittering ( Neopr .) . Weatherbase Date of treatment August 19, 2012. Archived August 21, 2012.
↑ neighbors.statistics.gov.uk
↑ Peterborough Unitary Council Composition
↑ History of the Thomas Cook Group
↑ CrossCountry Route Schedule (Neopr.) (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment November 3, 2012. Archived on August 16, 2012.
↑ East Coast Routes
↑ East Midlands Trains Route Schedule
↑ Route schedule of First Capital Connect (neopr.) (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment November 3, 2012. Archived on August 4, 2014.
↑ Greater Anglia Routes
↑ London Road Stadium Plan
↑ Peterborough Beer Festival
↑ International Relations
↑ Twin cities. Bourges. France
↑ Twin cities. Viersen. Germany
↑ Twin cities. Alcalá de Henares. Spain. (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 12, 2011. Archived on November 7, 2014.
↑ Twin cities. Vinnitsa. Ukraine.
↑ Twin cities. Forlì. Italy.

Links

[1] Rajkowska J. Where the Beast is Buried . - John Hunt Publishing, 2013 .-- 363 p. - ISBN 9781782791218 .

[2] Legare MJ When Things Seem Odd: Polly and the Internal Guardian . - FriesenPress, 2016 .-- 448 p. - ISBN 9781460277539 .

[3] Historical Weather for Wittering ( Neopr .) . Weatherbase Date of treatment August 19, 2012. Archived August 21, 2012.

[4] rs.statistics.gov.uk

[5] Peterborough Unitary Council Composition

[6] History of the Thomas Cook Group

[7] CrossCountry Route Schedule (Neopr.) (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment November 3, 2012. Archived on August 16, 2012.

[8] East Coast Routes

[9] East Midlands Trains Route Schedule

[10] Route schedule of First Capital Connect (neopr.) (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment November 3, 2012. Archived on August 4, 2014.

[11] Greater Anglia Routes

[12] London Road Stadium Plan

[13] Peterborough Beer Festival

[14] International Relations

[15] Twin cities. Bourges. France

[16] Twin cities. Viersen. Germany

[17] Twin cities. Alcalá de Henares. Spain. (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 12, 2011. Archived on November 7, 2014.

[18] Twin cities. Vinnitsa. Ukraine.

[19] Twin cities. Forlì. Italy.