Paston, Peterborough
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Paston is a small district of Peterborough, situated in the north of the city. The area was mainly built and developed in the 1970s-1980s. The district is mainly residential, with a small commercial complex called Chadburn. This area contains a small food store, a hair dresser, newsagent, pub and bookies. Paston also has an increasingly diverse population including a large Gypsy population. Up to 1,200 homes are planned to be built in Paston as part of the city's £1 billion expansion and regeneration plan.
Demographically, Paston is one of the smaller areas of Peterborough. In the 2001 Census the area had a population of 1,650. Since then, the area has become more ethnicly diverse, with increasing Black, Portuguese and Polish communities.
| Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Unitary Authority | ||
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| Areas of the city | Historic county boundaries of Northamptonshire
Bretton | Dogsthorpe | Eastfield | Eastgate | Fengate | Fletton | Gunthorpe | Hampton | Longthorpe | Millfield | Netherton | Newark | New England | The Ortons | Parnwell | Paston | Ravensthorpe | Stanground | Walton | Werrington | West Town | Westwood | Woodston |
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| Villages in the district |
Ailsworth | Bainton | Barnack | Borough Fen | Castor | Deeping Gate | Etton | Eye | Glinton | Helpston | Marholm | Maxey | Newborough | Northborough | Peakirk | Southorpe | Sutton | Thorney | Thornhaugh | Ufford | Upton | Wansford | Wittering | Wothorpe |
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