Hargate and Hempsted
Ward in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.542, -0.258 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 18 95 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
Hargate and Hempsted is a suburban ward within the unitary authority of Peterborough in England, largely residential in character with a mix of post‑war and later housing, local shops, primary schools and community facilities. It sits on the city’s outskirts and is home to many commuters who work in Peterborough or travel further afield, while several small industrial and business estates nearby provide local employment.
The area is characterised by pockets of green space, allotments and neighbourhood parks that give it a village‑like feel despite being part of a growing urban area. Historically shaped by 20th‑century expansion rather than ancient settlement, the ward has an active local community with residents’ groups and modest cultural life centred on schools, clubs and parish halls.
Postcode districts covering Hargate and Hempsted
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 2.6 miles
- Kettering 21.4 miles
- Kettering Town 21.5 miles
- Corby 18.4 miles
- Wellingborough 24.9 miles
- Rushden 22.7 miles
- Wisbech 19.8 miles
- Spalding 17.3 miles
- Huntingdon 14.3 miles
- March 14.6 miles
- Stamford 12.5 miles
- Ely 24 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hampton Hargate and Vale Parish 0.6 miles
- Orton Longueville Parish 1.2 miles
- Farcet Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Fletton and Woodston Ward 1.5 miles
- Hampton Vale Ward 1.6 miles
- Yaxley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Fletton and Stanground Ward 1.7 miles
- Stanground South Ward 1.7 miles
- Orton Waterville Parish 2.2 miles
- Central Ward 2.5 miles
- West Ward 2.5 miles
- Peterborough Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Hargate and Hempsted
PE7 8RH, PE7 8BU, PE7 8FD, PE7 8RQ, PE7 8JB, PE7 8BH, PE7 8FS, PE7 8TX, PE7 8DJ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 46.3 miles
- East Midlands Airport 49.1 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Whittlesea Railway Station 5.9 miles
Hotels in Hargate and Hempsted Ad
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4
- Florence Coach-House Retreat Parking Wifi 4
- Premier Inn Peterborough - Hampton 3
Schools in Hargate and Hempsted
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School Secondary
- Hampton Hargate Primary School Primary
- Sense College Special
Local points of interest
- London Road Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 2.1 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 3.4 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 3.6 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 8.7 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.8 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 10.7 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.7 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 15.1 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 16.3 miles