Fengate, Peterborough

Fengate
Fengate Fengate shown within Cambridgeshire
Population	3
Unitary authority	Peterborough
Ceremonial county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Cambridgeshire

Coordinates: 52°34′16″N 0°13′16″W / 52.571°N 0.221°W / 52.571; -0.221

Fengate, Peterborough. From the Frank Perkins Parkway (A1139) looking east along Fengate, with Potters Way in the foreground going south to the river Nene.

Fengate is a predominantly industrial area of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. For electoral purposes it forms part of Peterborough East ward. The industrial estate is known as Eastern Industry. Peterborough Power Station is located here.

Flag Fen, the Bronze Age archaeological site, was discovered here in 1982 when a team led by Dr. Francis Pryor carried out a survey of dykes in the area. Probably religious, it comprises a large number of poles arranged in five long rows, connecting Whittlesey with Peterborough across the wet fenland. This structure has been compared in rarity and importance to the Balbridie site in Aberdeenshire. The museum exhibits many of the artefacts found, including what is believed to be the oldest wheel in Britain. An exposed section of the Roman road known as the Fen Causeway also crosses the site.^[1]

References

↑ Pryor, Francis Flag Fen: Life and Death of a Prehistoric Landscape Tempus Publishing, Stroud, 2005

The City of Peterborough

Villages	Ailsworth Bainton Barnack Borough Fen Castor Deeping Gate Etton Eye Eye Green Glinton Helpston Marholm Maxey Newborough Northborough Peakirk Southorpe St Martin's Without Sutton Thorney Thornhaugh Ufford Upton Wansford Wittering Wothorpe

Suburbs	Bretton Dogsthorpe Eastfield Eastgate Fengate Fletton Gunthorpe The Hamptons Longthorpe Millfield Netherton Newark New England The Ortons Parnwell Paston Ravensthorpe Stanground Walton Werrington West Town Westwood Woodston

Attractions	Peterborough Cathedral Peterborough Museum Burghley House Milton Hall Longthorpe Tower Thorpe Hall Flag Fen Nene Valley Railway Nene Park Barnack Hills & Holes The Lido Embassy Theatre Thorney Abbey London Road Stadium

Establishments	Peterborough City Council Peterborough Power Station HMP Peterborough Peterborough City Hospital Peterborough Regional College City College Peterborough University Centre Peterborough Queensgate shopping centre Schools in Peterborough

Transport	Road transport in Peterborough Queensgate bus station Peterborough railway station Peterborough/Conington Airport Peterborough/Sibson Airport

History	Durobrivae (Water Newton) Medeshamstede Peterborough Chronicle Peterborough ware Nene Valley Colour Coated Ware Peterborough Rural District

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