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Peterborough (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.5833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 15 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: On the River Nene 75 miles north of London. The town grew around a monastery dating to 656 CE and is noted for its cathedral in the Norman style (begun 1118, completed 14th century) containing the grave of Catherine of Aragon. Town used to be a brickmaking center; modern economy is based on diesel engines, steam turbines, bricks, and foodstuffs. Peterborough was once considered within the boundaries of Northamptonshire. |
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| Peterborough (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Peterbrough (NA,V,English,U)
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| Petersborough (NA,V,English,U)
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| Burg (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Medeshamstede (H,V)
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Mercia (historical region) (P,H) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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since 1541 |
| administrative center (C) |
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administrative headquarters of the unitary authority of the same name since April 1998 |
| regional capital (C) |
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