Hampton, Peterborough

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Hampton is a newly developing township in Peterborough, England. There are currently two neighbourhoods within Hampton - Hampton Hargate and Hampton Vale, still growing. A third area, Hampton Leys is now under construction and a fourth, Hampton Hempsted, has been approved.

The township has seen rapid expansion over recent years, including the opening of primary schools in both Hargate and Vale. Work has recently been completed on Hampton College, a secondary school built to serve Hampton. The school opened to years 7 and 8 in September 2005, expanding to year 9 in September 2006. Further expansion, including a sixth form, is underway and due for completion by 2010. The school currently boasts state-of-the-art IT equipment and aims to become a specialist school in both ICT and Music. In the evenings, the school is used for a variety of groups and adult education classes and it is hoped that the school will eventually form the heart of the community within Hampton. The college was recently found to be 'outstanding' by Ofsted.

Hampton is served by a large shopping centre - Serpentine Green - which opened in 1999 and includes a Tesco Extra hypermarket, a number of other retail outlets, restaurants and a health centre. Serpentine Green is targetted mainly at out-of-town shoppers, and a few local shops exist.

A local business park was completed in 2003/2004 and has seen rapid growth with a number of local businesses and national charities setting up there.

The police station is almost completed, and a number of play areas have been built.

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Unitary Authority
Areas of Peterborough Historic county boundaries of Northamptonshire

Bretton | Dogsthorpe | Eastfield | Eastgate | Fengate | Fletton | Gunthorpe | Hampton | Longthorpe | Millfield | Netherton | Newark | New England | The Ortons | Parnwell | Paston | Ravensthorpe | Stanground | Walton | Werrington | West Town | Westwood | Woodston 
Places of interest

Peterborough Cathedral | Burghley House | Longthorpe Tower | Flag Fen | Nene Valley Railway
Transport

Green Wheel | Railway Station  Trunk Roads: A1 | A15 | A47


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