Kettering

Kettering
Kettering
	Clockwise from top left: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bust of Sir Alfred East, Kettering Cenotaph, Town Centre and Mural
	Kettering Location within Northamptonshire
Population	56,676 (Parish, 2021); 63,150 (Built up area, 2021)
OS grid reference	SP8778
• London	67 miles (108 km)
Civil parish	Kettering Town;
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire;
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Barton Seagrave; Burton Latimer (town); Isham; Town Centre; Warkton; Weekley;
Post town	KETTERING
Postcode district	NN14, NN15, NN16
Dialling code	01536
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering;
Website	www.ketteringtowncouncil.gov.uk
	List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°23′35″N 0°43′23″W / 52.39312°N 0.72292°W

Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England, 67 miles (108 km) north of London and 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Northampton,^[2] west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ketter's people (or kinsfolk)".^[3]

At the 2021 census Kettering had a population of 63,150.^[1] It is part of the East Midlands, along with the rest of Northamptonshire.^[4] There is a growing commuter population as it is on the Midland Main Line railway, with East Midlands Railway services direct to London St Pancras International taking about an hour.

^ ^a ^b "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ Distance between Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK and Charing Cross, London, England, WC2N 5, UK (UK) Distance Calculator. Retrieved 9 March 2023
^ R.L. Greenall: A History of Kettering, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 2003, ISBN 1-86077-254-4. p.7.
^ "Corby – fastest growing place in England and Wales". Corby Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010. The statistics highlight North Northamptonshire's emergence as the biggest single growth area outside London

[2021census-1] "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[2] Distance between Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK and Charing Cross, London, England, WC2N 5, UK (UK) Distance Calculator. Retrieved 9 March 2023

[R.L._Greenall_2003,_p.7-3] R.L. Greenall: A History of Kettering, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 2003, ISBN 1-86077-254-4. p.7.

[4] "Corby – fastest growing place in England and Wales". Corby Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010. The statistics highlight North Northamptonshire's emergence as the biggest single growth area outside London

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Kettering
Clockwise from top left: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bust of Sir Alfred East, Kettering Cenotaph, Town Centre and Mural
Kettering Location within Northamptonshire
Population	56,676 (Parish, 2021) 63,150 (Built up area, 2021)^[1]
OS grid reference	SP8778
• London	67 miles (108 km)
Civil parish	Kettering Town
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Barton Seagrave Burton Latimer (town) Isham Town Centre Warkton Weekley
Post town	KETTERING
Postcode district	NN14, NN15, NN16
Dialling code	01536

Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands

UK Parliament	Kettering
Website	www.ketteringtowncouncil.gov.uk
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°23′35″N 0°43′23″W / 52.39312°N 0.72292°W / 52.39312; -0.72292