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Peterborough Cathedral

Memorials	:	2
Location	:	Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate	:	52.5725280, -0.2392390
Description	:	Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the famous West Front. Founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, the architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the 12th century. With Durham and Ely Cathedrals, it is one of the most important 12th-century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration. Peterborough Cathedral... Read More	Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the famous West Front. Founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, the architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the 12th century. With Durham and Ely Cathedrals, it is one of the most important 12th-century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration. Peterborough Cathedral is known for its imposing Early English Gothic West Front (façade) which, with its three enormous arches, is without architectural precedent and with no direct successor. The appearance is slightly asymmetrical, as one of the two towers that rise from behind the façade was never completed, but this is only visible from a distance, while the effect of the West Front upon entering the Cathedral Close is overwhelming. Anglo-Saxon origins The original church, known simply as "Medeshamstede", was founded in the reign of the Anglo-Saxon King Peada of the Middle Angles in about 655 AD, as one of the first centres of Christianity in central England. The monastic settlement with which the church was associated lasted at least until 870, when it was supposedly destroyed by Vikings. In the mid 10th century monastic revival (in which churches at Ely and Ramsey were also refounded) a Benedictine Abbey was created and endowed in 966, principally by Athelwold, Bishop of Winchester, from what remained of the earlier church, with "a basilica church there furbished with suitable structures of halls, and enriched with surrounding lands" and more extensive buildings which saw the aisle built out to the west with a second tower added. The original central tower was, however, retained. It was dedicated to St Peter, and came to be called a burgh, hence the town surrounding the abbey was eventually named Peter-burgh. The community was further revived in 972 by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury. This newer church had as its major focal point a substantial western tower with a "Rhenish Helm" and was largely constructed of ashlar. Only a small section of the foundations of the Saxon church remain beneath the south transept but there are several significant artefacts, including Saxon carvings such as the 'Hedda Stone', from the earlier building. In 2008, Anglo-Saxon grave markers were reported to have been found by workmen repairing a wall in the cathedral precincts. The grave markers are said to date to the 11th century, and probably belonged to "townsfolk". [

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Latitude: 52.5725280
Longitude: -0.2392390

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. St. John the Baptist Church
Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5727200, -0.2438210

2. Broadway Cemetery
Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5796750, -0.2350260

3. Fletton Cemetery
Fletton, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5611534, -0.2350550

4. St. Margaret's churchyard
Fletton, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5584400, -0.2350100

5. Woodston Cemetery
Woodston, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5607090, -0.2529700

6. Eastfield Cemetery
Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5890690, -0.2225360

7. Stanground Cemetery
Stanground, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5516860, -0.2273100

8. All Saints at Botolphbridge (Not Extant)
Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5615344, -0.2731584

9. All Saints Churchyard
Paston, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.6053690, -0.2576130

10. Peterborough Crematorium
Bretton, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.6047280, -0.2915090

11. Saint John the Baptist Churchyard
Werrington, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.6134500, -0.2734500

12. Saint Matthew's Churchyard
Eye, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.6094813, -0.1866602

13. Eye Cemetery
Eye, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.6110938, -0.1859580

14. St Mary The Virgin Churchyard
Marholm, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.6029760, -0.3089570

15. Alwalton Cemetery
Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, England
Coordinate: 52.5501113, -0.3288831

16. St. Andrew's Church
Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, England
Coordinate: 52.5495800, -0.3297610

17. Yaxley Cemetery
Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5137400, -0.2700500

18. St Kyneburgha Churchyard
Castor, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.5729580, -0.3417630

19. Saint Peter's Churchyard
Yaxley, Huntingdonshire District, England
Coordinate: 52.5117400, -0.2672200

20. St. Andrew's Churchyard
Whittlesey, Fenland District, England
Coordinate: 52.5558673, -0.1330800

21. St Bartholomew Churchyard
Newborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 52.6385360, -0.2223780

22. St. Michael's Churchyard
Chesterton, Huntingdonshire District, England
Coordinate: 52.5451434, -0.3400366

23. Saint Mary's Churchyard
Whittlesey, Fenland District, England
Coordinate: 52.5556600, -0.1278000

24. Whittlesey Cemetery
Whittlesey, Fenland District, England
Coordinate: 52.5583700, -0.1232450

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