[Image: Fragment of the Gough Map]
[Image: Fragment of the Gough Map]
The Gough Map of Great Britain
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Full record: Peterborough
| County | Northamptonshire |
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| Transcript | petreburgh |
| Icon description | spired church, convent buildings |
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| Etymology | named after the Abbey of St Peter; OE burg, 'fort' |
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| Early Maps | pet(er)boro (Angliae Figura) |
| Overwritten | yes |
| Attested spelling | the modern form was noted first as Petreburgh 1333 Cl, 1384 Pat; Early Middle English forms are Burg and similar |
