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 a former administrative division in Cambridgeshire, in central England. 84 sq. mi. (218 sq. km).

Peterborough

/ -brə, ˈpiːtəbərə /

noun

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)
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

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Zara, 11, from Gorleston, wrote �� Can I Do? telling the story of her school friend moving away to Peterborough.

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It was thought that the famous cheese was named after the village of Stilton, just south of Peterborough, not because it was made there, but because it was sold at The Bell Inn there.

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Logging in from his Peterborough home, Viliami will watch footage of every Sale training session.

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Peterborough City Council announced cuts to crossing patrols at primary schools in Eye, Old Fletton, Newark Hill and Werrington to save money, leaving lollipop men and women redundant.

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Lisa Bryan had been helping children cross the road outside Eye Church of England Primary School in Peterborough for more than 26 years.

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