Global InformationCity of Peterborough information
City of Peterborough | |
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City and unitary authority | |
 Peterborough viewed from the top of the cathedral | |
 City of Peterborough shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′21″N 00°14′35″W / 52.57250°N 0.24306°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Ceremonial county | Cambridgeshire |
| City region | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| City status | 1541[1] |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Unitary authority | 1 April 1998 |
| Named for | Peterborough |
| Administrative HQ | Sand Martin House, Fletton |
| Government [2] | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Peterborough City Council |
| • Executive | Leader and cabinet |
| • Control | No overall control |
| • Leader | Dennis Jones (L) |
| • Mayor | Marco Cereste |
| • MPs |
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| Area [3] | |
| • Total | 132 sq mi (343 km2) |
| • Rank | 105th |
| Population (2022)[4] | |
| • Total | 217,705 |
| • Rank | 88th |
| • Density | 1,640/sq mi (634/km2) |
| Demonym | Peterborian |
| Ethnicity (2021) [5] | |
| • Ethnic groups | List
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| Religion (2021) [5] | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | PE |
| Dialling codes | 01733 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-PTE |
| GSS code | E06000031 |
| Website | peterborough |
Peterborough, or the City of Peterborough,[6] is a local government district with city status in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The district is named after its largest settlement, Peterborough, but also covers a wider area of outlying villages and hamlets.
The district's area covers parts of the historic counties of Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, as well as a small part of Cambridgeshire. In 1965, the area became part of the short-lived county of Huntingdon and Peterborough before becoming a district of Cambridgeshire in 1974. Located in the East Anglia region of England, the area borders the surrounding counties of Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. The population of the district was 202,259 making it the second-largest district by population in East Anglia (after Norwich).[7]
Most of the contemporary district was part of the Soke of Peterborough, a liberty within the historic county of Northamptonshire. Between 1889 and 1965, the Soke was governed by the Soke of Peterborough County Council, making the Soke of Peterborough a completely autonomous, self-governing area separate from the rest of Northamptonshire. With the abolition of the Soke in 1965, Peterborough ceased being part of and associated with Northamptonshire.
Peterborough was a Saxon settlement during the Anglo-Saxon era.[8] The district also includes outlying villages such as Thorney, Old Fletton, Werrington, Parnwell, Dogsthorpe, Eye Green, Glinton, Northborough, Maxey, Wittering, Wansford and Ailsworth.
- ^ Beckett, John V. (2005). City Status in the British Isles, 1830–2002. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 0-7546-5067-7. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "About the council". Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Peterborough Local Authority (E06000031)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Authority Districts, Counties and Unitary Authorities (April 2021) Map in United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics: Open Geography Portal. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "East Anglia | region, England, United Kingdom | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Lambert, Tim (14 March 2021). "A History of Peterborough". Local Histories. Retrieved 12 July 2022.