Kettering
Built-up area in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.399, -0.708 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 87 78 |
| Population: | 63,675 |
| Dialling code: | 01536 |
Kettering is a traditional market town in North Northamptonshire, England, known historically for its boot and shoe industry and later light engineering and warehousing. It sits on the Midland Main Line, with regular services to London St Pancras, and its good road links have helped develop a modern logistics and retail economy alongside longstanding local shops and markets.
The town blends Victorian and older streets with recent regeneration, and cultural highlights include Wicksteed Park and the Alfred East Gallery, while Kettering General Hospital serves the wider area. There’s a strong community feel, proximity to Northamptonshire countryside and a mix of social and economic activity typical of a regional centre that has reinvented itself in recent decades.
Postcode districts covering Kettering
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 23.5 miles
- Northampton 13.6 miles
- Peterborough 22.3 miles
- Bedford 20.8 miles
- Rugby 22.2 miles
- Kettering Town 0.2 miles
- Corby 6.2 miles
- Wellingborough 6.5 miles
- Rushden 9.2 miles
- Huntingdon 22.5 miles
- Daventry 21.5 miles
- Oadby 20.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Windmill Ward 0.1 miles
- Kettering Town Parish 0.2 miles
- Northall Ward 1 mile
- Clover Hill Ward 1.1 miles
- Wicksteed Ward 1.1 miles
- Weekley Parish 1.5 miles
- Barton Seagrave Parish 1.6 miles
- Warkton Parish 1.8 miles
- Ise Ward 1.9 miles
- Burton and Broughton Ward 2.3 miles
- Burton Latimer Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Geddington Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Kettering
NN15 6GB, NN15 6TB, NN16 0LB, NN15 5DG, NN16 9TB, NN16 0AL, NN15 6GX, NN16 9ED, NN16 6EZ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 39 miles
- East Midlands Airport 39.6 miles
- Kettering Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Corby Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels in Kettering Ad
- Kettering Park Hotel and Spa 4
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4
- Holiday Inn Express Kettering Corby 3
- Kettering 3
- Gordon House 3
- Travelodge Kettering 3
Schools in Kettering
- Barton Seagrave Primary School Primary
- Bishop Stopford School Secondary
- Brambleside Primary School Primary
- Compass Primary Academy Primary
- Grange Primary Academy Primary
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primary
- Hawthorn Community Primary School Primary
- Hayfield Cross C of E School Primary
- Isebrook School Special
- Kettering Buccleuch Academy All ages
- Kettering Park Infant Academy Primary
- Kettering Park Junior Academy Primary
- Kettering Science Academy Secondary
- Kingsley Special Academy Special
- Millbrook Infant School Primary
- Millbrook Junior School Primary
- Southfield School for Girls Secondary
- St Andrew's C of E Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Rockingham Road Stadium 1.2 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 5 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 6.7 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 7.7 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 11.1 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 12.3 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 13.5 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 14.2 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 14.8 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 16.6 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19.3 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 19.8 miles