Peterborough (South Australia)

Peterborough is a town in South Australia.

Understand
Peterborough was settled in the 1870s, and was initially known as 'Petersburg'. The name of the town was anglicised to Peterborough in 1918, as a result of the First World War. It was one of 69 towns in South Australia whose names were changed from German or German-influenced names to anglicised ones.

By car
Peterborough is a 250km drive from Adelaide which would take around 2 hours and a bit via the A32 Barrier Highway and B79 Petersburg Road. Road is a high quality road, with mostly 110km/h limits.

By bus
York Peninsula Coaches have services to Peterborough three times a week, at around a cost of $50-65.