If you are thinking of relocating, whether for business or lifestyle reasons, the Greater Peterborough area makes a wonderful choice. Located just under an hour north of London, the Greater Peterborough Area is one of the fastest growing regions in Great Britain.

Peterborough is situated on the borders of East Anglia and The Midlands, right on the edge of The Fens. The Fenland area of East Anglia was reclaimed after drainage in 17th century by Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden. The origins of our present day city are Saxon but many prehistoric finds prove that people have lived in this area for over 6,000 years.

Peterborough is both historic and contemporary. Here you will find the centuries old Norman catherdral and one of the most high-tech housing developments in Great Britain at Hampton Hargate, where every house is being fitted from scratch with a networked communications system and digital television.

The fertile soil of the nearby Fens provides some of the finest produce in the U.K., making food production and processing key areas of industry in the Greater Peterborough area.

Leisure features large in Peterborough too, where landscaped cycleways, footpaths and bridleways weave their way throughout the area. Shoppers will be delighted by the Queensgate Shopping Centre, home to over 90 shops including several major stores -- Argos, BHS, Boots, Gap, H & M, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Next, Burtons and Waitrose. The newly completed Serpentine Green shopping centre in Hampton features the largest Tesco store in Europe along with other stores.