Peterborough
Cambridgeshire cathedral city
Peterborough is a cathedral city in eastern England, in Cambridgeshire.
The name also belongs to cities in Ontario, Canada, and New Hampshire, USA—both named after the English original.
We drove through Peterborough on our way to the coast.
Eastern English county
- East AngliaEnglish region, three counties
- fenlandMarshy low-lying ground
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
- drainageLiquid removal system
marshland · agricultural · Stamford · Huntingdon · Cambridge · A1
Church's main interior
- apseVaulted church recess
- chancelAltar-adjacent clergy space
- altarSacred ritual table
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
bishop · clergy · parish · organ · choir · evensong · liturgy · cloister
Inherited cultural legacy
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- Roman settlementTown founded by Romans
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
medieval · English Civil War · Victorian · railway town · antiquity · chronicle · legacy · landmark
Pertaining to cities
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- municipalityLocal governing district
- mayorElected head of municipality
civic · residents · downtown · suburbs · planning · infrastructure · public transport · streets
Cambridgeshire
Eastern English county
- East AngliaEnglish region, three counties
- fenlandMarshy low-lying ground
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
drainage · marshland · agricultural · Stamford · Huntingdon · Cambridge · A1
nave
Church's main interior
diocese · bishop · clergy · parish · organ · choir · evensong · liturgy · cloister · pilgrimage
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- Roman settlementTown founded by Romans
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
monastery · medieval · English Civil War · Victorian · railway town · antiquity · chronicle · legacy · landmark · conservation
urban
Pertaining to cities
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- municipalityLocal governing district
mayor · civic · residents · downtown · suburbs · planning · infrastructure · public transport · streets · parks
- New HampshireConcord, Manchester, Portsmouth, Nashua, Dover
- Canadian CountiesAlbert, Bruce, Charlotte, Colchester, Cumberland
- UK CitiesLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
- UK StationsKings Cross, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo, Charing Cross
- cathedral citiesCanterbury, York, Durham, Lincoln, Salisbury
- New England TownsConcord, Lexington, Plymouth, Salem, Nantucket
PeterboroughLondon
England's capital city
Westminster · Edinburgh · Oxford · Cambridge · Manchester
PeterboroughCambridge
University city, two countries
Oxford · Chelsea · Kensington · Mayfair · Winchester