Gunthorpe
Ward in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.614, -0.25 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 18 03 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
Gunthorpe is a largely residential ward on the outskirts of Peterborough, offering a mix of post‑war and more recent housing, local shops, schools and community facilities. It tends to attract families and commuters thanks to good links into the city and the wider transport network, while day‑to‑day life revolves around small parades of shops, parish and community groups.
The ward sits close to the green corridor of the River Nene and nearby open spaces, so riverside walks and outdoor recreation are easy to reach. Its character owes much to Peterborough's post‑war expansion, giving a blend of older neighbourhood feel and newer estates, and it falls within the unitary authority of Peterborough in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire.
Postcode districts covering Gunthorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Kettering 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Kettering Town 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Corby 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Wisbech 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Spalding 12.4 miles20 km
- Huntingdon 19.2 miles30.8 km
- March 14.9 miles24 km
- Stamford 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Bourne 11.8 miles19 km
- Market Deeping 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Whittlesey 6.5 miles10.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Paston and Walton Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Werrington Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- North Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Dogsthorpe Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Park Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Newborough Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Bretton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Peakirk Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Ravensthorpe Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Eye Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Marholm Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Glinton Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Gunthorpe
PE4 7GU, PE4 6QG, PE4 7AA, PE4 7RY, PE4 7YA, PE4 7ZE, PE4 7AR, PE4 7ET, PE4 7JN … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 47.5 miles76.5 km
- Luton Airport 51.3 miles82.6 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Gunthorpe Ad
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 2.9 miles4.6 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Pearl Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 3.8 miles6 km
- The Deeping Stage 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Newark Hotel Peterborough 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Haycock Manor Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
Schools in Gunthorpe
- Gunthorpe Primary School Primary
- Norwood Primary School Primary
- Werrington Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fengate Archaeological site 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 2.9 miles4.7 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Burghley House Historic site 8.7 miles14 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Normanton Park Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 16 miles25.8 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 16.7 miles26.9 km