Peterborough

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Region: East of England
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, is centred on its striking Norman cathedral, surrounded by a modern city with shopping centres, theatres, and riverside walks along the River Nene. The city’s history includes Bronze Age settlements such as Flag Fen and medieval abbeys, while Ferry Meadows in Nene Park provides lakes, meadows, and recreation. Surrounding villages and fenland farmland add rural diversity, while the city itself is a growing cultural and commercial hub.

The local government for this district is: Peterborough City Council (Unitary Authority).

This district page, Peterborough, is a sub-page of this region page: East of England. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Peterborough

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Peterborough

Peterborough is divided into 22 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Barnack
  • Bretton
  • Central
  • Dogsthorpe
  • East
  • Eye, Thorney and Newborough
  • Fletton and Stanground
  • Fletton and Woodston
  • Glinton and Castor
  • Gunthorpe
  • Hampton Vale
  • Hargate and Hempsted
  • North
  • Orton Longueville
  • Orton Waterville
  • Park
  • Paston and Walton
  • Ravensthorpe
  • Stanground South
  • Werrington
  • West
  • Wittering

Peterborough in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Peterborough is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, that contains the following 2 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) East of England
(ITL 2) ⇒ Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Peterborough ⁞ Cambridgeshire CC

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in East of England