Where Is Peterborough Located?

Peterborough is 118.6km north of the prime area of London and Charing Cross. River Nene which flows into the North Sea adorns the city of Peterborough. It is a cathedral city and the Unitary Authority of the Eastern England. Ceremonial purposes fall under the county of Cambridge shire.

The Wittering and Thorney are at the outskirts of Peterborough bordering Northampton shire, Lincolnshire and Cambridge shire. The population is estimated to be 168,000 and is a mix of varied races and communities. Almost 55 languages are spoken, major being English, Urdu, Polish, Gujarati, Lithuanian, Portuguese and Arabic.

The major places of interest in Peterborough are the 16 century Burghley House which lies near Stamford, the Longthorpe Tower, The Peterborough Cathedral and the Flag Fen which is a Bronze Age archaeological site dating back to the 10 century BC.