Peter Simple

Peter Simple is the pseudonym of Michael Wharton, who writes a comic column of the same name in the British Daily Telegraph newspaper. The column pokes fun at what it sees as modern, fashionable ideas. In the column, Dr Spacely-Trellis is the fictional bishop of Stretchford, a fictional conurbation locationed somewhere in the Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The name "Stretchford" possibly originated from Stetchford, the area of Birmingham once represented in Parliament by Roy Jenkins, a major exponent of the political ideas that Wharton despises.

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Peter Simple is an 1834 book written by Frederick Marryat about a young British midshipman during the Napoleonic wars. It was originally released in a serialized form in 1833.

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Peter Simple was the third horse in history to win the Grand National steeplechase twice, emulating The Duke and Abd-El-Kader. After winning in 1849 the horse failed to complete the course during the next three years before winning again in 1853 at the age of 15, the oldest ever winner.