Map of Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Peterborough is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 163,379. It lies at 52.5736°N, 0.2478°W. Peterborough is about 119 km (74 mi) north of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Corby, 31 km to the west.

Peterborough at a glance

Where is Peterborough?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 38 min on the shortest day to 16 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Peterborough

• Corby — 31 km west
• Kettering — 38 km southwest
• Rushden — 40 km southwest
• Wellingborough — 43 km southwest
• Grantham — 46 km northwest
• Boston — 47 km north
• King's Lynn — 48 km northeast
• Cambridge — 48 km southeast
• Bedford — 51 km south
• Northampton — 56 km southwest

Largest cities in England

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Leicester — 368,600
• Bradford — 366,187
• Coventry — 345,324

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Other places named Peterborough

• Peterborough — Ontario, Canada

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.