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 miles4.1 km
- Kettering 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Kettering Town 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Corby 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Wellingborough 24.9 miles40 km
- Rushden 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Wisbech 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Spalding 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Huntingdon 14.3 miles23.1 km
- March 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Stamford 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Ely 24 miles38.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Hampton Hargate and Vale Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Orton Longueville Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Farcet Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Fletton and Woodston Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hampton Vale Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Yaxley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Fletton and Stanground Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stanground South Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Orton Waterville Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Central Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- West Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Peterborough Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Hargate and Hempsted
PE7 8EB, PE7 8RH, PE7 8RE, PE7 8SJ, PE7 0LZ, PE7 8EE, PE7 8AA, PE7 8DJ, PE7 8SD … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 46.3 miles74.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 49.1 miles79 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 5.9 miles9.6 km
Hotels near Hargate and Hempsted Ad
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 2.1 miles3.5 km
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 1.2 miles2 km
- The Pearl Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Days Inn Peterborough 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
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 miles2.8 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Burghley House Historic site 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Normanton Park Estate 16.3 miles26.3 km