Kettering Town
Parish in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.397, -0.711 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 87 78 |
| Population: | 63,675 |
| Dialling code: | 01536 (Kettering) |
The civil parish of Kettering Town sits on the banks of the River Ise at the heart of the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire in England. Traditionally a market town, it still has a busy market square and a mix of Georgian and Victorian streets, with surrounding agricultural countryside giving it a semi-rural feel despite being a local service centre.
Industrial growth in the 19th and 20th centuries – especially the boot and shoe trade and light engineering – shaped the town, and while those industries have largely declined it now combines local manufacturing, retail and services with growing commuter links via the Midland Main Line to London. Local highlights such as Wicksteed Park, the regional Kettering General Hospital and an active community arts and sports scene underline a town balancing industrial heritage with ongoing regeneration.
Postcode districts covering Kettering Town
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Milton Keynes 24.9 miles40.2 km
- Northampton 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Peterborough 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Bedford 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Rugby 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Kettering 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Corby 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Wellingborough 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Rushden 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Huntingdon 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Daventry 21.3 miles34.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Kettering Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Windmill Ward 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Northall Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wicksteed Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Clover Hill Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Barton Seagrave Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Weekley Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Warkton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Ise Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Burton and Broughton Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Burton Latimer Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Pytchley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Kettering Town
NN15 6GS, NN15 7EJ, NN16 0AW, NN15 6DP, NN16 9DH, NN16 0ED, NN16 9PG, NN15 7EB, NN16 8DS … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 38.9 miles62.6 km
- East Midlands Airport 39.6 miles63.8 km
- Kettering Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Corby Railway Station 6.5 miles10.4 km
Hotels in Kettering Town Ad
Schools in Kettering Town
- 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
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Rockingham Road Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Nene Park Stadium 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Normanton Park Estate 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 19.8 miles31.9 km