*** Welcome to piglix ***

Peterborough, England

Peterborough
City and unitary authority
Blue shield with two gold keys crossing each other at right angles, within a silver crown. Above the shield is a larger gold crown. Either side of the shield, facing each other and in mirror image, are white winged creatures similar to cats, with three black stars on each of the outward facing wings. They each stand on a branch of a tree and have one paw resting on the shield. Underneath is the motto "UPON THIS ROCK".
Coat of arms of Peterborough City Council
Motto: Upon this rock
Peterborough Unitary Authority Area shown within Cambridgeshire
Peterborough Unitary Authority Area shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates: 52°35′N 0°15′W / 52.583°N 0.250°W / 52.583; -0.250
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East of England
Ceremonial county Cambridgeshire
Historic County Northamptonshire
Admin HQ Peterborough
City status 1541
Incorporated 1874
Unitary 1998
Government
 • Type Unitary Authority
 • Governing body Peterborough City Council
 • Leadership Leader and Cabinet
 • Executive Conservative
 • MPs Stewart Jackson (Con)
Shailesh Vara (Con)
Area
 • Total 132.58 sq mi (343.38 km2)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 194,000
 • Density 1,460/sq mi (564/km2)
 • Ethnicity 82.5% White
11.7% Asian
2.3% Black
0.8% Other
2.8% Mixed
Time zone GMT (UTC±0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcode area PE
Area code(s) 01733
ISO 3166-2 GB-PTE
ONS code 00JA (ONS)
E06000031 (GSS)
OS grid reference TL185998
NUTS 3 UKH11
Website www.peterborough.gov.uk

Peterborough (Listeni/ˈptərˌbrə, -bərəˌ -ˌbʌrə/) is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 183,631 in 2011. Historically part of Northamptonshire, it is 75 miles (121 km) north of London, on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea 30 miles (48 km) to the north-east. The railway station is an important stop on the East Coast Main Line between London and Edinburgh.

The local topography is flat and in some places lies below sea level, for example in the Fens that lie to the east of Peterborough. Human settlement in the area began before the Bronze Age, as can be seen at the Flag Fen archaeological site to the east of the current city centre, also with evidence of Roman occupation. The Anglo-Saxon period saw the establishment of a monastery, Medeshamstede, which later became Peterborough Cathedral.


...
Wikipedia

...