Peterborough, South Australia
 

Peterborough - The two main theories as to how the town got its name are, (a) that it was named after Mr Peter Doecke, the owner of the land on which the town was built, and (b) that it was named after 'Peters Store', the first General Store in the area.

Churches

  1. •Baptist Church (59 Kitchener St).  Now Peterborough Motorcycle Museum

  2. •Uniting Church (Kitchener and Edith Sts)

  3. •St Anacletus Catholic Church (32 Railway Tce)

  4. •Peterborough Corps - Salvation Army (69 Kitchener St). Built 1911.

  5. •St Peter Lutheran Church (104 Railway Tce)

  6. •St Peter Anglican Church (55 Kitchener St)


Cemeteries

  1. •Peterborough Cemetery
    (District Council of Peterborough) - search page
    Peterborough Cemetery A-F G-N O-Z (headstone list - Australian Cemeteries)
    Peterborough Cemetery (Peterborough History Album)

  2. •Petersburg Cemetery
    (District Council of Peterborough) - search page
    Peterborough (Petersburg) Cemetery


Links:

Peterborough, South Australia (Peterborough Festival Inc.)

Peterborough, South Australia (Wikipedia)

District Council of Peterborough

Steamtown (Heritage Rail Centre)