Soke of Peterborough
The Soke of Peterborough is a historic area of England associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough.
The Soke of Peterborough is a historic area of England associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough. It was part of Northamptonshire, but was administered by its own county council, while the rest of Northamptonshire was administered by Northamptonshire County Council. The Soke was also described as the Liberty of Peterborough, or as the Nassaburgh hundred, and comprised, besides Peterborough, about thirty parishes. The Soke was abolished in 1965.
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Worth seeing in and around Soke of Peterborough
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city in the City of Peterborough district in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The city is 74 miles north of London, on the River Nene.
1.3 km · cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England · Wikipedia - 02Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, and formerly known as Peterborough Abbey or St Peter's Abbey, is a cathedral in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in the United Kingdom. The seat of the Anglican Bishop of Peterborough, it is dedicated to the Apostles Saint Peter, Saint Paul, and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the West Front.
1.4 km · cathedral in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03London Road Stadium
London Road, currently known as the Weston Homes Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Peterborough, England. The stadium is in Fletton, south of the River Nene.
2.2 km · football stadium in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Longthorpe Tower
Longthorpe Tower is a 14th-century three-storey tower in the Longthorpe area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. It is famous for its well-preserved set of medieval murals.
2.9 km · Grade I listed house in Longthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St John the Baptist, Peterborough
St John the Baptist Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in the city of Peterborough, now Cambridgeshire, England.
1.2 km · church in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery houses the historical and art collections of the city of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England. Managed by Peterborough Limited on behalf of the city council, it is part of the Museums in Cambridgeshire partnership.
1.3 km · History and art museum in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Old Guild Hall
The Guildhall is a municipal building in Cathedral Square, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.3 km · building in Peterborough, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Peterborough Castle
Peterborough Castle, also known as Mount Thorold and Touthill, was a medieval motte and bailey castle in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.
1.3 km · castle in the UK · Wikipedia - 09Peterborough Combined Court Centre
The Peterborough Combined Court Centre is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, as well as a County Court venue, which deals with civil cases, in Rivergate, Peterborough, England.
1.6 km · judicial building in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Nene Viaduct
The Nene Viaduct is a railway viaduct that carries the East Coast Main Line on the River Nene in the East of England. It is situated approximated 1 mile to the south of Peterborough railway station, and its two tracks still carry high-speed trains in the modern day.
1.7 km · railway viaduct in Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Soke of Peterborough
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 78 km · London Luton (LTN), 79 km · London Stansted (STN), 84 km
- Stations
- Peterborough railway station, 900 m · Peterborough Nene Valley railway station, 1.7 km · Orton Mere railway station, 3.4 km · Walton (Cambridgeshire) railway station, 2.9 km · Peterborough Queensgate bus station, 1 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Soke of Peterborough71 km · quickest by road, 1h 45m · £8–11
- Luton, Luton → Soke of Peterborough78 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · £9–12
- London, Essex → Soke of Peterborough119 km · quickest by road, 3h · £13–17
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No local-transport research exists yet for Soke of Peterborough
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Soke of Peterborough. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Soke of Peterborough
Soke of Peterborough is 60 km from Leicester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Eyevillage and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK4 km
- Marholmvillage and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK3.9 km
- Brettonsuburb and civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK2.8 km
- Longthorpevillage in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom2.9 km
- Orton Longuevillesuburb and civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK4 km
- Pastonsuburb of Peterborough, United Kingdom2.7 km