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'''Peterborough''' is a cathedral city in south-central England mainly located in the far east of [[Northamptonshire]]. It is the focal point of the historic [[Soke of Peterborough]] division of Northamptonshire, and of the council area [[Peterborough City Council]], which administers the city and its southern suburbs in northern [[Huntingdonshire]], with the addition of an adjacent part of north-west [[Cambridgeshire]].
'''Peterborough''' is a cathedral city in south-central England mainly located in the far east of [[Northamptonshire]]. It is the focal point of the historic [[Soke of Peterborough]] division of Northamptonshire, and of the council area [[Peterborough City Council]], which administers the city and its southern suburbs in northern [[Huntingdonshire]], with the addition of an adjacent part of north-west [[Cambridgeshire]]. The city lies approximately 80 miles north of central [[London]] and a similar distance south-east of [[Doncaster]].
Peterborough is a major node on the East Coast Mainline railway between London and [[Edinburgh]].
== History ==
== 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 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]].