Living & Working in Peterborough and Stamford
Modern Peterborough is a thriving city - a regional centre for commerce, industry, transport and leisure. It is rapidly expanding to meet the demand for new houses, and is home to a community of diverse cultures. The city is surrounded by contrasting countryside - gently undulating limestone and clay hills to the west, the flat expanse of the Fens to the east. Limestone cottages and winding sunken lanes give way to bold brick buildings and long straight roads and dykes.
The city, already home to 156,000 people, continues to expand with new housing developments, the largest of which is Hampton , south of the city. Many of the surrounding villages, such as Eye, Yaxley and Glinton, have also seen great expansion to accommodate the demand for new homes.
The majority of local people work within the area, although convenient road and rail links allow many people to commute - London is now less than an hour away by train. More leisure and tourism facilities are developing as the population grows.
Despite considerable growth, however, the area retains some beautiful and diverse countryside. The city has been chosen as one of the UK's four 'Environment Cities', and the Peterborough Environment City Trust leads initiatives to improve the local environment and to develop practical solutions for a more sustainable future.
The town of Stamford is situated 100 miles north of London, just off the A1, which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh.
Captured in time by its conservation status this once major wool town has retained much of its old world charm and prosperity. Many of the buildings are constructed from old Lincolnshire limestone, hence the town's distinguished appearance and popularity with tourists and settlers.
Despite a modest population of 18,000 the town boasts in the region of 11 churches, 30 pubs, 20 restaurants and over 10 quality hotels and guest houses.