Castor

Castor is a village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority, about 4 miles west of the city centre. The parish is part of the former , which was considered part of until 1888 and then Huntingdon and Peterborough from 1965 to 1974, when it became part of .
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  • Type: Village with 1,390 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Also known as: “Castor, Cambridgeshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Kyneburgha, Castor and The Fitzwilliam Arms.

Church
Photo: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Restaurant
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a restaurant.

Archaeological site
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was a Roman fortified garrison town located at in the English county of , where Ermine Street crossed the River Nene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ailsworth and Upton.

Village
or Ailesworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority, about 4.5 miles west of the city centre. The parish is part of the former , which was considered geographically part of until in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, it became part of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of , England. For electoral purposes it forms part of and ward in North West Cambridgeshire constituency. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Castor.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in the Peterborough district, in the north-west of , England. Situated about 5.7 miles from and approximately half a mile south of the A47 road. is situated 1½ miles west of Castor.

Castor

Latitude
52.57225° or 52° 34′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.34049° or 0° 20′ 26″ west
Population
1,390
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
9C4XHMC5+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198231836
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653530
Wiki­data ID
Q2311667
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Castor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كستر”
  • Basque: “Castor (Cambridgeshire)”
  • Basque: “Castor”
  • Cebuano: “Castor (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Castor”
  • Chinese: “Castor”
  • Cornish: “An Ger (Konteth Kargront)”
  • Cornish: “An Ger”
  • Dutch: “Castor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كستر”
  • French: “Castor”
  • German: “Castor”
  • Irish: “Castor”
  • Italian: “Castor (Cambridgeshire)”
  • Italian: “Castor”
  • Ladin: “Castor”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Castor (Cambridgeshire)”
  • Persian: “کستور، کمبریج‌شر”
  • Persian: “کستور”
  • Polish: “Castor”
  • Spanish: “Castor (Peterborough)”
  • Spanish: “Castor”
  • Swedish: “Castor, Cambridgeshire”
  • Swedish: “Castor”
  • Turkish: “Castor, Cambridgeshire”
  • Urdu: “کیسٹر، کیمبرج شائر”
  • Welsh: “Castor, Swydd Gaergrawnt”
  • Welsh: “Castor”
  • “Castor”

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