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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  • Village with about 860 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 feet (20 metres)
  • …is also known as “Castor, Cambridgeshire”
  • Description: village and civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Kyneburgha, Castor and The Fitzwilliam Arms.
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is a restaurant.
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was a Roman fortified garrison town located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ailsworth and Upton.
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is a village and civil parish in the… is situated 1½ miles northwest of Castor.
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is a small village and civil parish in the… is situated 1½ miles west of Castor.

Castor

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Latitude
52.57225° or 52° 34′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.34049° or 0° 20′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C4XHMC5+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198231836
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653530
Wiki­data ID
Q2311667

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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”
  • 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)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Castor”
  • 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”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castor Village Hall and Woodlands Sports Club.

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