Peterborough

Summary

Peterborough is a city^[1]. Peterborough ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,294 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Peterborough is located in City of Peterborough^[3].
• Peterborough is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Peterborough is on the body of water River Nene^[5].
• Peterborough's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Peterborough's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Peterborough's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[8].
• Peterborough's instance of is recorded as new town (UK)^[9].
• Peterborough's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vinnytsia^[10].
• Peterborough's twinned administrative body is recorded as Forlì^[11].
• Peterborough's twinned administrative body is recorded as Viersen^[12].
• Peterborough's twinned administrative body is recorded as Foggia^[13].
• Peterborough's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alcalá de Henares^[14].
• Peterborough's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ann Arbor^[15].
• Peterborough's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bourges^[16].
• Peterborough's legislative body is recorded as Peterborough City Council^[17].
• Peterborough's postal code is recorded as PE^[18].
• Peterborough's Commons category is recorded as Peterborough^[19].
• Peterborough's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[20].
• Peterborough's local dialing code is recorded as 01733^[21].
• 655 marks the founding of Peterborough^[22].
• Peterborough's OS grid reference is recorded as TL185998^[23].
• Peterborough's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.5725, 'lon': -0.24305555555555555}^[24].
• Peterborough's official website is recorded as http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/^[25].
• Peterborough's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Peterborough^[26].
• Peterborough's Commons gallery is recorded as Peterborough^[27].

Body

Geography

Peterborough is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Peterborough is located in City of Peterborough^[3]. Peterborough is on the body of water River Nene^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Peterborough covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+343'}^[28]. Peterborough sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+136292'}^[30] and {'amount': '+194000'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], unparished area^[8], and new town (UK)^[9].

History and Context

655 marks the founding of Peterborough^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Peterborough include Peterborough Sports F.C.^[32], an association football club^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1919^[35]; Peterborough railway station^[36], a railway station^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; and Peterborough/Sibson Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in United Kingdom^[41].

Why It Matters

Peterborough ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,294 views/month).^[2] Peterborough has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Peterborough is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Peterborough include Peterborough Sports F.C.^[32], an association football club^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1919^[35]; Peterborough railway station^[36], a railway station^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; and Peterborough/Sibson Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in United Kingdom^[41].