Asphodel–Norwood is a lower tier township municipality in Peterborough County in Central Ontario, Canada, with a 2016 population of 4,109.The land on which the township is situated was the traditional territory of the Mississauga, and became open to European colonization following its survey in 1820.The site that would become Norwood was settled in 1823, and it was incorporated as a village in 1878.The … [129], The city is currently without a university, after Loughborough University closed its Peterborough campus in 2003. The city formed a parliamentary borough returning two members from 1541, with the rest of the Soke being part of Northamptonshire parliamentary county. The John Clare Cottage in the village of Helpston was purchased by the John Clare Trust in 2005. Chatham-Kent | [187] The estate, still home to his descendants, hosts the Burghley Horse Trials, an annual three-day event. Peterborough County ist ein County im Südosten der kanadischen Provinz Ontario. Mai 2015 um 14:11 Uhr bearbeitet. The Peterborough Museum & Archives is home to a diverse collection of artifacts. [32] There were to be four townships, one each at Bretton (originally to be called Milton, a hamlet in the Middle Ages), Orton, Paston/ Werrington and Castor. Because of the Second World War there was no census taken in 1941. It has two runways, a 1782-foot turf runway and a 7000-foot asphalt runway. Parry Sound | Nowadays the Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade, one of few of its kind, effectively functions as a retained fire station. Even faced with these hardships they forged ahead and put their trust in Peter Robinson, the man leading them to their settlement in Peterborough.[18]. [131][132] The college and the university completed the legal contracts for the creation of a new joint venture company in 2007, marking the culmination of legal negotiations and securing of funds required in order to build the new higher education centre. In 1576 Bishop Edmund Scambler sold the lordship of the hundred of Nassaburgh, which was coextensive with the Soke, to Queen Elizabeth I, who gave it to Lord Burghley, and from that time until the 19th century he and his descendants, the Earls and Marquesses of Exeter, had a separate gaol for prisoners arrested in the Soke. [48] This became part of the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire. It is a scheduled monument, and contains the finest and most complete set of domestic paintings of their period in northern Europe. [204] The socialist writer and illustrator, Frank Horrabin, who was born in the city, and was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament in 1929. The South End and Downtown portions of the City sit on what was the bottom of the glacial Lake Peterborough—part of a glacial spillway created when glacial meltwaters from ancient Lake Algonquin (now Lake Huron) travelled south to ancient Lake Iroquois (now Lake Ontario). In 2006, however, Peterborough Regional College began talks with Anglia Ruskin University to develop a new university campus for the city. Shostal Associates As of 2006[update], Peterborough offered classes in Italian, Urdu and Punjabi in its primary schools. Nipissing | Amongst the white population, the largest categories were English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British (70.9%) and other white (10.6%). Durham | For a quotation or to make an appointment please visit the contact page. The spring and summer regattas held there attract rowers and scullers from competing clubs all over the country. The Canadian Canoe Museum, located on Monaghan Road, is a national heritage centre that explores the canoe's enduring significance to the peoples of North America. [84] Peterborough has a business airport with a paved runway at Holme and a recreational airfield hosting a parachute school at Sibson. [50], Peterborough is home to The Rotary Greenway Trail, a 20 km stretch of trail with benches, historic, environmental and ecological signage. This makes it the 33rd largest metropolitan area in Canada (14th in Ontario). Peterborough, city, seat of Peterborough county, southeastern Ontario, Canada. The area was initially part of the Newcastle District, formed in 1802. [194], Southey Wood, once included in the Royal Forest of Rockingham, is a mixed woodland maintained by the Forestry Commission between the villages of Upton and Ufford. It is also the world's highest hydraulic lift lock with a rise of 20 m (65 ft). [239] 15 wards comprise the Peterborough constituency for elections to the House of Commons, while the remaining nine fall within the North West Cambridgeshire constituency. The Main Library is a full-service library with a well-stocked and current circulating collection of books, CD audio books, CD Music, DVDs and magazines. Peterborough Transit's hub is a central terminal located on Simcoe Street in the city's downtown core. Brant | [44] The 4.5 ha old-growth forest can be visited from the parking area at the north end of Monaghan Rd. [240], Peterborough lies in the middle of several distinct regional accent groups and as such has a hybrid of Fenland East Anglian, East Midland and London Estuary English features.