Castor
Parish in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.573, -0.319 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 14 98 |
| Population: | 1,393 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
Castor is a small village and civil parish just to the west of Peterborough, sitting on the floodplain of the River Nene and framed by farmland and pockets of remnant woodland. The nearby Castor Hanglands is a designated nature reserve and SSSI, prized for its ancient grassland and wildlife, while the village itself feels quietly rural despite being within easy commuting distance of the city.
The village is notable for its long history: Roman masonry and carved stones are visible in the fabric of St Kyneburgha's Church and there are other archaeological traces of a Roman settlement in the area, giving the place a layered historic character. Today Castor combines a tightâknit community spirit with agriculture and conservation interests, and a handful of traditional buildings that reflect its past.
Postcode districts covering Castor
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Kettering 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Kettering Town 20.5 miles33 km
- Corby 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Wellingborough 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Rushden 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Wisbech 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Spalding 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Huntingdon 17.1 miles27.6 km
- March 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Stamford 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Bourne 13.6 miles21.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Castor and Ailsworth Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- West Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Ailsworth Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Alwalton Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Orton Waterville Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bretton Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Peterborough Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Orton Longueville Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ravensthorpe Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Water Newton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Upton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chesterton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Castor
PE5 7AN, PE5 7AW, PE6 7AG, PE5 7AL, PE5 7DB, PE5 7AU, PE5 7BD, PE3 8AA, PE5 7DF … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 45.9 miles73.8 km
- Luton Airport 48.3 miles77.8 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Stamford Railway Station 8.5 miles13.7 km
Hotels near Castor Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- The Haycock Manor Hotel 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Pearl Hotel 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
Schools in Castor
- Castor C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 3.1 miles4.9 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 4.3 miles7 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Burghley House Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Normanton Park Estate 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km