St Peter the Great is a suburb

Suburb

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 of the City of Worcester

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...

 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...

, England

England

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. It is almost due south of the city centre, on the east side of the river Severn, and has a population of 5,620.

The parish is named after the church of St Peter the Great. The parish of the church was divided into parts - St Peter the Great City and St Peter the Great County. The former was merged eventually with other Worcester parishes to form a united civil parish St Peter the Great County Parish Council. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10349618, whilst the latter was annexed to the city of Worcester under the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

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, in 1974, having previously formed part of Pershore Rural District.

St Peter the Great, or "St Peters" as it is commonly abbreviated to, is mainly a large housing estate with a large Tesco

Tesco

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's superstore, a petrol station and a small shopping area containing a convenience store, a Chinese takeaway

Chinese Takeaway

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, a chip shop, a dentist, a beauty salon, chemist, dry cleaner, charity shop and a part time GP surgery close to the village hall

Village hall

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. In 2007, despite objections from local residents, a Baptist church also opened close to the centre of the estate.

The parish is within a mile of Junction 7 of the M5 motorway

M5 motorway

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and within three miles of the centre of Worcester.