Gunthorpe, Peterborough

Paston is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough, in the unparished area of Peterborough, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England.

Walton is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough, in the unparished area of Peterborough, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Manufacturers of industrial machinery, Peter Brotherhood, relocated here from London in 1906.Walton County Infant and Junior schools were amalgamated in September 2007 to form a single Primary School; following the closure of Walton Comprehensive School in July 2007, secondary pupils attend Queen Katharine Academy which opened in September 2007 as The Voyager School but later changed.Walton is home to a semimajor retail hub which boasts a large Morrison's supermarket, two drive-thru restaurants and 5 large retailers in the main Brotherhoods retail park. Past this is a mediocre industrial estate with dealerships, gyms, logistic centres, supermarkets and a post-office.

New England is a residential area of Peterborough in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Peterborough North ward. The area is bounded by Millfield to the south, Dogsthorpe to the east, by the A47 (Soke Parkway) to the north and the A15 (Bourges Boulevard) to the west. The Faidhan-e-Madina Mosque opened here in 2003.Railway lines began operating locally during the 1840s, but it was the 1850 opening of the Great Northern Railway's main line from London to York, that transformed Peterborough from a market town to an industrial centre. Relatively little urban development took place to the west of the railway, but the marshalling yards and other installations were labour-intensive and housing for railway workers and their families spread from the vicinity of the North station almost to Walton. The Great Northern built an entire community here, which provided much of the labour for the enormous marshalling yard and associated engine sheds close by.The area falls within the ecclesiastical parish of Saint Paul and a Victorian church was erected at the Triangle in 1869. Fulbridge County Primary School is located in the area; following the closure of nearby Walton Comprehensive School in July 2007, secondary pupils attend Queen Katharine Academy which opened on the same site in September 2007.

Peterborough Sports Football Club is an English football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the National League North and play at Lincoln Road.

Peterborough North End Sports Football Club is a football club based in Peterborough, England. They are currently members of the Peterborough & District League Premier Division and play at Lincoln Road, groundsharing with Peterborough Sports.

The Queen Katharine Academy (formerly The Voyager Academy and The Voyager School) is a secondary school with academy status in Peterborough in the United Kingdom. The school was formed in 2007 by the amalgamation of Walton Community School and Bretton Woods Community School.

Peterborough Tramways served the city of Peterborough from 24 January 1903 until 15 November 1930.

John Mansfield School was located in the Dogsthorpe area of Peterborough, England. The school opened in 1957, when the estate had just been completed, and was originally an all-girls school for those who failed the 11+. In 1981, it became a mixed school opened to all student form year 7 to post 16. In 2007 the school was closed and merged with two other schools, Deacon's Secondary School and Hereward Community College. The new school was relocated and called the Thomas Deacon Academy of Peterborough. The school was opened in 1957 and was named after local councillor John Mansfield. In the mid-1970s the school became a mixed comprehensive school. It achieved excellent 'Value Added'results and received recognition as an improved school three years running. In 1995 the school began teaching sixth form courses and won Government School Achievement Awards in 2001 and 2002. In 2006 it was named the 53rd most improved school in Britain.In 2003 it was announced that the school would close and students would go to a new academy. The head teacher fought against the planned action and had a great deal of support from the local community. A few former students openly welcomed the idea in the local press after a misleading letter was published by one of the supporters of the campaign. The school closed in July 2007. The school had facilities for performing arts, with two art studios, several music rooms, a dance studio and a drama studio. Other additions to the school included an English/Design Technology/Maths block. It also had three Information Technology suits.

Baker Perkins Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Peterborough, Northamptonshire. The ground was originally owned by Baker Perkins. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1963, when the Northamptonshire Second XI played the Worcestershire Second XI in the Second XI Championship. The ground of 8 Northamptonshire Second XI fixtures in both the Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.Northamptonshire first played first-class cricket at the ground in 1967 when it played Kent in the County Championship. The ground held 2 further first-class matches, in 1968 when Northamptonshire played Leicestershire and in 1969 when Northamptonshire played Warwickshire.In 1969, the ground held its first List-A match when Northamptonshire played Lancashire in the Player's County League. Between 1969 and 1974, the ground held 5 List-A matches, the last of which saw Northamptonshire play Warwickshire in the 1974 John Player Special League.The last recorded match on the ground came in 2002 when Perkins played Wroxeter and Uppington. The ground is no longer used for cricket and is now covered by a residential carehome and housing.

Millfield is a residential area of the city of Peterborough, in the unparished area of Peterborough, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it comprises the main part of Peterborough Central ward. A multicultural area, the Faidhan-e-Madina Mosque opened in nearby New England in 2003. The area has at times seen high racial tensions and disturbances, most notably in September 2001 when teenager Ross Parker was murdered by a gang of Muslims of Pakistani origin, in an unprovoked racially motivated attack.Gladstone and The Beeches County Primary and Queens Drive Infant schools are located in the area; following the closure of nearby Deacon's School in July 2007, secondary pupils attend the flagship Thomas Deacon Academy which opened in September 2007. The area falls within the ecclesiastical parish of Saint Mark (Lincoln Road) with Saint Barnabas (Taverners Road). The former Italian Catholic mission church of Saint Joseph (San Giuseppe) was run by the Scalabrini Fathers for many years and the adjacent nursery, which opened in 1977, was originally run by the missionary sisters.

Walton railway station was a station in Walton, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Midland Railway's Syston and Peterborough Railway line between Peterborough and Stamford. It was closed in 1953. The Great Northern Railway main line runs adjacent to the Midland Railway at this point, but the Great Northern never had a station in Walton. This was due to an agreement whereby the Midland carried materials to the site during construction of the Great Northern, and in return the Great Northern offered no competition for services on this section

The Iqra Academy is a girls-only independent school opened in 2009 in Peterborough, England. It is based around Islamic principles, however accepts both Muslim and non-Muslim students.