Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Peterborough

(Northamptonshire). So called from the monastery of St. Peter, founded in 655. Tracts relating to this monastery are published in Sparke's collection.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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