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When the former abbey church became Peterborough Cathedral in 1541, Peterborough was thereafter deemed to be a city. The area originally holding city status was the Peterborough township plus the Minster Precincts.
Jul 22, 2013 · Peterborough was more fortunate than most – instead of being sold and destroyed as many religious institutions were, it became a cathedral instead, with the town becoming a city by default, despite a population of only about 1,500.
The city formed a parliamentary borough returning two members from 1541, with the rest of the Soke being part of Northamptonshire parliamentary county. The Great Reform Act did not affect the borough, although the remaining, rural portion of the Soke was transferred to the northern division of Northamptonshire. [8]
Mar 14, 2021 · Soon Peterborough grew into a small town, in the shadow of the abbey. In 1070 an army of Danes and some Saxons attempted to overthrow William the Conqueror. They sacked the abbey at Peterborough and burned the town. However, Peterborough soon recovered from the disaster and was rebuilt.
Oct 26, 2024 · The draining of the Fens, the coming of the railway, and the development of some of England’s largest brickworks on the south bank of the Nene contributed to Peterborough’s 19th-century growth. In the mid-20th century, its designation as an expanded town led to further substantial growth.
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Jan 3, 2021 · The lordship of the Soke of Peterborough went to the bishop, while the urban community, now a city, passed into the hands of the dean and chapter. In 1576, Bishop Scambler surrendered his lordship and it was granted the following year to Lord Burghley.
Peterborough started out as a Saxon village known as Medeshamstede. It was the site of a noteworthy monastery, although this was entirely destroyed by the Vikings in 870. By 1000 AD, the settlement had grown into a modest-sized town, with its own Benedictine abbey and defensive wall.
