Longthorpe is an area of the city of

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, in the

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of Peterborough, in the

district, in the ceremonial county of

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, England. Located west from the city centre, the area covers . For electoral purposes it forms part of Peterborough West ward. A 1st century Roman fort was established at Longthorpe, it may have been as early as around AD 44–48 but was certainly present by 61–62. The first phase covered , this was later replaced by another fort measuring . The ecclesiastical

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was formed in 1850 from the parish of

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. The church of Saint Botolph is a plain building of coarse rubble, dating from the 13th century, consisting of

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s and a western bell cote, containing one bell. In the chancel is a

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and

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, two other brackets and a piscina are in the south aisle and two brackets in the north aisle. The church was restored in 1869 and will seat about 200 persons. The register dates from the year 1837; the earlier register is included in that of St. John the Baptist, Peterborough. Objections to controversial works were raised by the

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and the

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in 2017.

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, a

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who supported Parliament in the

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, bought the lease of the

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of Longthorpe and built Thorpe Hall. In 1654 it was described by the author

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as "a stately place...built out of the ruins of the

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and

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." It is a Grade I

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, situated in a Grade II listed garden open to members of the public throughout the year.

Longthorpe Tower Longthorpe Tower is a 14th-century three-storey tower in the village of Longthorpe, famous for its well-preserved set of medieval murals. Details Longthorpe tower is located in the village of Longthorpe, now a residential area of Peterborou ...

, a 14th-century, three-storey tower and fortified manor house in the care of

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, is also situated here. A Grade I

and

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protected by law, it contains the finest and most complete set of domestic paintings of the period in northern Europe. Exhibitions are held there from time to time by local artists. Longthorpe contains a number of other listed buildings, including the old Manor House and the Holy (or St. Cloud's) Well to south-east of the Manor House. Longthorpe

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is located in the village on Bradwell Road; secondary pupils attend nearby Jack Hunt School in Netherton.

Civil parish

Longthorpe was formerly a

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in Peterborough-St. John-the-Baptist parish, from 1 November 1908 Longthorpe was a civil parish in its own right (being formed from

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) until it was abolished on 1 April 1929 and merged with Peterborough. In 1921 the parish had a population of 274.

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St. Botolph's ChurchLongthorpe School
{{authority control Suburbs of Peterborough Former civil parishes in Cambridgeshire

Civil parish

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