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Created page with "'''Peterborough''' is a cathedral city in south-central England mainly located in the far east of Northamptonshire. == History == The earliest records for a settlement a..."
'''Peterborough''' is a cathedral city in south-central England mainly located in the far east of [[Northamptonshire]].
== History ==
The earliest records for a settlement at the site of present-day Peterborough are from the 7th century. The settlement was called ''Medeshamstede'' and centred around an abbey and monastery. Seaxwulf (died 692 AD), the founding abbot of the abbey, dedicated the monastery to [[St Peter]].
The town's name changed to ''Burch'' (Old English ''burh'', "fort") after Abbot Kenulf constructed a defensive wall around the town. The name of the abbey's titular saint, ''Peter'', was prefixed to that name, giving rise to the modern name Peterborough. The town's name was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] (1086) as ''Abbatia St Petri De Burg''.
[[Category:English cities]]
== History ==
The earliest records for a settlement at the site of present-day Peterborough are from the 7th century. The settlement was called ''Medeshamstede'' and centred around an abbey and monastery. Seaxwulf (died 692 AD), the founding abbot of the abbey, dedicated the monastery to [[St Peter]].
The town's name changed to ''Burch'' (Old English ''burh'', "fort") after Abbot Kenulf constructed a defensive wall around the town. The name of the abbey's titular saint, ''Peter'', was prefixed to that name, giving rise to the modern name Peterborough. The town's name was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] (1086) as ''Abbatia St Petri De Burg''.
[[Category:English cities]]