Gunthorpe, Peterborough

Gunthorpe is a residential area of the city of Peterborough in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2015 Gunthorpe has its own ward within Peterborough City Council that also encompasses parts of South Werrington[2]. Geographically, Gunthorpe lies to the south of Werrington and north of Paston, with Fulbridge Road to the west; Car Dyke, the Roman ditch, straddles Gunthorpe's east side.

Building began in the 1950s and continues to this day with the Manor Drive development on-going. South Gunthorpe consists largely of council built housing, the local school being Gunthorpe County Primary. The more affluent North Gunthorpe consists largely of private detached housing, the local school being Norwood County Primary. Following the closure of nearby Walton Comprehensive School in July 2007, some secondary pupils from Gunthorpe attend The Voyager Academy which opened in September 2007. Other local schools include AMVC, King's and Ken Stimpson.

An AM/MW and local FM radio transmission site maintained by Arqiva (formerly NTL Broadcast) is located here. The site is only 10 feet (3 m) above sea level and has a 270 feet (83 m) high active insulated guyed mast situated on it. The transmitter is used by five radio stations covering the city: Kiss 107.7 FM, Smooth 106.8 FM, Heart 102.7 FM, Gold 1332 AM and BBC Asian Network 1449 AM.

References
  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 142 Peterborough (Market Deeping & Chatteris) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229248.
  2. https://www.lgbce.org.uk/media/local-electoral-arrangements-finalised-for-peterborough-city-council


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