Peterborough

[ pee-ter-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh ]

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noun

a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.
a city in SE Ontario, in SE Canada.
Soke of [sohk], a former administrative division in Cambridgeshire, in central England. 84 sq. mi. (218 sq. km).

Peterborough

/ ˈpiːtəbərə; -brə /

a city in central England, in Peterborough unitary authority, N Cambridgeshire on the River Nene: industrial centre; under development as a new town since 1968. Pop: 136 292 (2001)
a unitary authority in central England, in Cambridgeshire. Pop: 158 800 (2003 est). Area: 402 sq km (155 sq miles)
Soke of Peterborough
Soke of Peterborough a former administrative unit of E central England, generally considered part of Northamptonshire or Huntingdonshire: absorbed into Cambridgeshire in 1974
a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario: manufacturing centre. Pop: 73 303 (2001)
a traditional type of wooden canoe formerly made in Peterborough, SE Ontario

Leaving the main road a detour of a few miles enabled us to visit Crowland Abbey shortly before reaching Peterborough.

It was about ten o'clock when we reached the excellent station hotel in Peterborough.

The market square of Peterborough was one of the largest we had seen—another evidence of the agricultural importance of the town.

The most individual feature of Peterborough is the three great arches on the west, or entrance, front.

Peterborough was stripped of most of its images and carvings by Cromwell's soldiers and its windows are modern and inferior.

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