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 Soke of Peterborough, which was considered part of Northamptonshire until 1888 and then Huntingdon and Peterborough from 1965 to 1974, when it became part of Cambridgeshire.Places of Interest
Highlights: Longthorpe Tower and Thorpe Wood.
Ferry Meadows railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Skuce, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peterborough and Ailsworth.
Peterborough
Castor
- Type: Locality
- Location: Peterborough, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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
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Places to explore: Orton Wistow and Longthorpe.
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Highlights: Peterborough Milton Golf Club and Fitzwilliam Hospital.
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