Longthorpe
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Longthorpe is a village in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Oliver St John, a Lord Chief Justice who supported Parliament in the civil war, bought the lease of the manor of Longthorpe and built Thorpe Hall. In 1654 author John Evelyn described it as "a stately place...built out of the ruins of the Bishop's Palace and Cloisters".
| Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | Unitary Authority | ||
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| Areas of Peterborough | 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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| Places of interest |
Peterborough Cathedral | Burghley House | Longthorpe Tower | Flag Fen | Nene Valley Railway |
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| Transport |
Green Wheel | Railway Station Trunk Roads: A1 | A15 | A47 |
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