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Topic: Where is Peterborough? (Read 444 times)
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Laura468
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Can any tell me which county Peterborough is in because on some records its in Northamptonshire and on others its Cambridgeshire?
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suzard
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Peterborough is in Cambridgshire, but used to be in Northamptonshire
Not sure when it changed -but my gran was born in Peterborough and always said she was from Northamptonshire - on census it is usually stated as being in Northamptonshire
It must have changed counties sometime in the 1900's - but early mid or late 
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Thornhill, Cresswell, Sisson, Harriman, Cripps, Eyre, Walter, Marson, Battison, Holmes, Bailey, Hardman, Fairhurst Noon-mainly in Derbys/Notts-but also Northampton, Oxford, Leics, Lancs-England Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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bedfordshire boy
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Wikipedia says
From 1889 the ancient Soke of Peterborough formed an administrative county in its own right with boundaries similar, although not identical, to the current unitary authority. The area however remained geographically part of Northamptonshire until 1965, when the Soke of Peterborough was merged with Huntingdonshire to form the county of Huntingdon and Peterborough. Following a review of local government in 1974, Huntingdon and Peterborough was abolished and became part of the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire. In 1998 the city became autonomous of Cambridgeshire county council as a unitary authority, but it continues to form part of that county for ceremonial purposes.
So in answer to your question it IS in Cambs, but for genealogical purposes ie pre 1900 it WAS in Northants
David
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Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukBeds: Cople: Luke/Spencer Everton: Hale Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey Potton: Merrill Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt Hunts: Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn Cambs: Bourn: Bowd Eltisley: Medlock Graveley: Ford/Revell |
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Jillie42
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Despends which bit of Peterborough it is. North Peterborough is on the Northamptonshire border - south Peterborough is only about 18 miles from Huntingdon and both are now in the county of Cambridgeshire
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Eaton (Woughton on the Green, Doncaster and N. London), Davis(Shinfield and London), Harrington (Ireland and London), Sutcliffe (Todmorden and London), Williams, Hollingsworth (Thaxted), Lane (Rotherhithe), Fuller (Chesterton, Cambs), Dilley (who knows where? ) |
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I live there and am constantly confused!