Peterborough – The Worst City to Live in England

Why is Peterborough the worst city in England? If you’re one of my subscribers, you no doubt would have seen at least one of my videos about Peterborough. How I wish I had an opportunity to rank Peterborough among good cities! Unfortunately, the reverse has been the case. It’s been found among the five most hated cities in the United Kingdom. It once ranked among the worst cities to live in England. Please try and see my videos on this to understand the background. Responses from my subscribers who know enough to really comment about Peterborough show that the city deserves more attention. And we’ve vowed not to relent until things change there. Therefore, we are now fully focusing on Peterborough as the worst city to live in England.
Where Is Peterborough?
Peterborough is such a famous city that doesn’t need to be described to anyone who knows a thing or two about cities in the UK. However, since there’s no harm in reiteration, we’ll take this route for the umpteenth time. Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in Cambridgeshire. It was initially part of Northamptonshire before it was ceded to the present county in 1974.
It is located on the Nene River which flows some 30 miles (or 49 kilometers) to the northeast. Peterborough is about 76 miles (122 kilometers) from London. The city with the motto: “upon this rock I will build my church” is far cry from what the leader that made the promise over two thousand years ago had in mind. Today, people who know the city claim that Peterborough is the worst city to live in England.
A View From the Past
The city whose original name was Medeshamstede before it was later changed to Burgh and later to what it is now, together with its surrounding areas has been inhabited for thousands of years. The city may have been established as early as 44 AD because the archeological finds from the first century contain numerous references to Peterborough in its original name. Going by that original name, it was likely an Anglian settlement around 655 AD when Sexwulf established a monastery on the parcel of land granted to him by Peada of Mercia. It was an important center for ceramic production during Roman civilization. Throughout the Middle Ages, the city featured in the history of Britain. It played some roles during the civil war.
The modern history that can help us understand how Peterborough inherited what would turn it into the worst city in England began in the 1840s. That was when railway lines began operating locally. The Great Northern Railway line from London to York was opened in 1850 and it transformed Peterborough from just a market town to an industrial center.
The rise and fall of various industries including brickmaking, sugar, and woodwork, contributed to the current plight of the city.
Peterborough Today
Today's Peterborough covers an area of 132.58 square miles or 348.38 square kilometers. This is where you find over 200,000 people, most of who are unhappy with their city. Interestingly, Peterborough is a multi-ethnic society. About 82.5 percent of the city's residents are white, 11.7 percent Asian, 2.3 percent black, and 0.8 percent others, while 2.8 percent of the residents are mixed race. The population started growing rapidly with the arrival of railways in the 19th century. While the Second World War dealt some blow to this city’s population, it was designated a New Town in 1960.
It thereafter stopped being a center for brick manufacture and industrial employment fell. Today, most of the jobs available in the city are in financial services and distribution. Peterborough is at the Junction 15 of the A1/A1 (M) primary route.





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