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Castor is a locality in , . Castor is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the quarter .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Longthorpe Tower and Thorpe Wood.

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is a 14th-century three-storey tower in the Longthorpe area of , , England. It is famous for its well-preserved set of medieval murals.

Nature reserve
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is a 10 hectare nature reserve on the western outskirts of in . It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

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 Peterborough and Castor.

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is a city in in East Anglia, with a population of 202,259 in 2019. It's industrial and ringed by bland "New Town" residential districts, yet has an attractive historic centre around its cathedral, where two British monarchs were buried.

Village
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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 .

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 .

Castor

Latitude
52.5794° or 52° 34′ 46″ north
Longitude
-0.3226° or 0° 19′ 21″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C4XHMHG+QX
Geo­Names ID
7299971
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