City of Peterborough

Coordinates: 52°34′21″N 00°14′35″W / 52.57250°N 0.24306°W / 52.57250; -0.24306
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This article is about the unitary authority area. For the individual settlement, see Peterborough. For other uses, see Peterborough (disambiguation).

City of Peterborough
City and unitary authority
Peterborough
Peterborough viewed from the top of the cathedral
Peterborough viewed from the top of the cathedral
Motto: 
Upon this rock I will build my church
Peterborough Unitary Authority Area shown within Cambridgeshire
Peterborough Unitary Authority Area shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates: 52°34′21″N 00°14′35″W / 52.57250°N 0.24306°W / 52.57250; -0.24306
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionEast of England[1]
Ceremonial countyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyNorthamptonshire[2]
Admin HQPeterborough
City status1541[3]
Incorporated1874
Unitary1998
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • Governing bodyPeterborough City Council
 • LeadershipLeader and cabinet
 • ExecutiveConservative
 • MPsPeterborough: Paul Bristow (Con)
NW Cambs: Shailesh Vara (Con)
Area
 • Total132.58 sq mi (343.38 km2)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total216,349
 • Density1,600/sq mi (630/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[4]
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[4]
 • Religion
List
OS grid reference
TL185998
NUTS 3UKH11
Websitepeterborough.gov.uk

The City of Peterborough,[6] commonly known as Peterborough, is a unitary authority district with city status in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The area is named after its largest settlement, Peterborough but also covers a wider area of outlying villages and hamlets.

The district's area covers parts of the historic counties of Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, as well as a small part of Cambridgeshire. In 1965, the area became part of the short-lived county of Huntingdon and Peterborough before becoming a district of Cambridgeshire in 1974. Located in the East Anglia region of England, the area borders the surrounding counties of Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. The population of the district was 202,259 making it the second-largest district by population in East Anglia (after Norwich).[7]

Most of district was governed as part of the

Werrington, Parnwell, Dogsthorpe, Eye Green, Glinton, Northborough, Maxey, Wittering, Wansford and Ailsworth
.

Administration

Parliamentary seat

Further information: Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency) and North West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

The city formed a

recall petition, triggering a by-election,[14] which won by Labour's Lisa Forbes (June - November 2019).[15] The current incumbent is Conservative Paul Bristow, who won the seat in the 2019 general election.[16]

In 1997, the North West Cambridgeshire constituency was formed, incorporating parts of the city and neighbouring Huntingdonshire. The sitting member is the Conservative Shailesh Vara, who succeeded Sir Brian Mawhinney, former Secretary of State for Transport and Chairman of the Conservative Party, in 2005. Mawhinney, who had previously served as Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1979, was created Baron Mawhinney of Peterborough in the county of Cambridgeshire later that year.

Local government

Further information: Peterborough City Council
The Town Hall, Peterborough (1930–1933)

From 1889, the ancient Soke of Peterborough formed an

city council in 2001, is similar to national government.[23]

Policing in the city remains the responsibility of Cambridgeshire Constabulary; and firefighting, the responsibility of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade, founded in 1884, is unique in the United Kingdom in that it functions as a retained fire station, under the control of the county fire and rescue service, but with unpaid firefighters.[24][25] The Royal Anglian Regiment serves as the county regiment for Cambridgeshire. Peterborough formed its first territorial army unit, the 6th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, in 1860.[26]

Health service

Following the

social care functions of NHS Peterborough transferred back to the city council in 2012 and public health transferred in 2013. The responsibility of guided primary care services (general practitioners, dentists, opticians and pharmacists) transferred to NHS England. In 2017 the responsibility for commissioning Primary Care Services transferred back to the CCG.[27] Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is one of the largest CCGs in the England with over 984,000 registered patients, 91 GP practices and a budget of £1.16bn in 2017–18.[28]
Although predominately providing health services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough the CCG also has practices in both Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire.

Previously, NHS Peterborough (the public-facing name of Peterborough

physiotherapy
and also funded hospital care and other specialist treatments. Prior to the formation of the PCT, the North West Anglia Healthcare NHS Trust provided health functions within the city and before that, Peterborough Health Authority.

Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust to form North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. Although a £300 million health investment plan has seen the transfer of the city's two hospitals into a single site, the Trust has been plagued by financial problems since the move.[30] The full planning application for the redevelopment of the former Edith Cavell Hospital was approved by the council in 2006. Planning permission for the development of an integrated care centre on the site of the former Fenland Wing at Peterborough District Hospital was granted in 2003.[31] The City Care Centre finally opened in 2009[32] and the first patients were treated at the new Peterborough City Hospital in 2010.[33] The private Fitzwilliam Hospital run by Ramsay Health Care UK is situated in the landscaped grounds of the Milton Estate.[34] Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, a designated University of Cambridge teaching trust, provides services to those who suffer from mental health problems. Following merger of the Cambridgeshire Ambulance Service in 1994, then the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust in 2006, the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is responsible for the provision of statutory emergency medical services (EMS) in Peterborough. The East Anglian Air Ambulance provides helicopter EMS across the region.[35]

Public utilities

The council's budget for the financial year 2018–19 is £418.7 million.

OFWAT
.

Following deregulation, the consumer has a choice of energy supplier. Electricity was formerly provided by

OFGEM. Peterborough Power Station is a 367 MWe gas-fired plant in Fengate operated by Centrica Energy.[37]

OFCOM. Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are embarking on a superfast broadband project to deliver access to improved connectivity to areas where it is acknowledged that the market is unlikely to deliver.[39]

Civil parishes

The district contains the unparished areas of Peterborough, Old Fletton and Stanground North and 29 civil parishes:[40]

Demographics

Ethnicity

City of Peterborough's population pyramid
Ethnic Group Year
1981 estimations[41] 1991[42] 2001[43] 2011[44] 2021[45]
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
White: Total 122,726 94.1% 141,803 92.6% 140,003 89.7% 151,544 82.5% 162,581 75.3%
White: British – – – – 133,751 85.7% 130,232 70.9% 128,353 59.5%
White: Irish – – – – 1,697 1,257 1,177 0.5%
White:
Gypsy or Irish Traveller
 – – – – – – 560 551 0.3%
White: Roma – – – – – – – – 938 0.4%
White: Other – – – – 4,555 19,495 10.6% 31,562 14.6%
Asian or Asian British
: Total 		– – 8,560 5.6% 11,400 7.3% 21,492 11.7% 30,801 14.3%
Asian or Asian British: Indian – – 2,662 2,876 4,636 7,169 3.3%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani – – 4,752 6,980 12,078 16,972 7.9%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi – – 54 113 229 442 0.2%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese – – 358 534 872 990 0.5%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian – – 734 897 3,677 5,228 2.4%
Black or Black British: Total – – 2,009 1.3% 1,928 1.2% 4,164 2.2% 8,751 4.1%
Black or Black British: African – – 204 551 2,480 6,225 2.9%
Black or Black British: Caribbean – – 1,208 1,118 1,174 1,419 0.7%
Black or Black British: Other Black – – 597 259 510 1,107 0.5%
Mixed or British Mixed: Total – – – – 2,289 1.5% 4,948 2.7% 7,617 3.5%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean – – – – 950 1,542 1,990 0.9%
Mixed: White and Black African – – – – 208 827 1,627 0.8%
Mixed: White and Asian – – – – 687 1,384 2,021 0.9%
Mixed: Other Mixed – – – – 444 1,195 1,979 0.9%
Other: Total – – 794 0.5% 441 0.3% 1,483 0.8% 5,920 2.7%
Other: Arab – – – – – – 428 897 0.4%
Other: Any other ethnic group – – 794 0.5% 441 0.3% 1,055 5,023 2.3%
Ethnic minority: Total 7,666 5.9% 11,363 7.4% 16,058 10.3% 32,087 17.5% 53,089 24.7%
Total 130,392 100% 153,166 100% 156,061 100% 183,631 100% 215,670 100%

Religion

Religion 2001[46] 2011[47] 2021[48]
Number % Number % Number %
Holds religious beliefs 118,549 75.9 126,155 68.7 133,001 61.7
Christian 106,621 68.3 104,202 56.7 99,802 46.3
Buddhist 254 0.2 463 0.3 617 0.3
Hindu 1,383 0.9 2,320 1.3 3,813 1.8
Jewish 147 0.1 144 0.1 185 0.1
Muslim
 8,963 5.7 17,251 9.4 26,239 12.2
Sikh 833 0.5 1,184 0.6 1,348 0.6
Other religion 348 0.2 591 0.3 999 0.5
No religion 24,388 15.6 45,183 24.6 70,066 32.5
Religion not stated 13,124 8.4 12,293 6.7 12,604 5.8
Total population 156,061 100.0 183,631 100.0 215,671 100.0

Local landmarks

The district contains many notable attractions and landmarks including: Peterborough Cathedral, Burghley House, Nene Valley Railway, and Longthorpe Tower.

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