Ketton is a village and civil parish in Rutland, on the eastern edge of the East Midlands close to the Lincolnshire border and the market town of Stamford. It sits beside the River Chater in a landscape marked by rolling countryside and the pale limestone outcrops that give the area its distinct character.
The local economy and appearance of the village have long been shaped by the stone industry: the large Ketton Cement Works and nearby Ketton Quarry are major local employers, while former quarry faces have been reclaimed as nature-rich reserves popular with walkers and wildlife watchers. The settlement retains a compact historic core of stone-built houses and a medieval parish church, and supports an active community life with a primary school, pubs and village clubs.
Postcode districts covering Ketton
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 24 miles
- Peterborough 12.3 miles
- Kettering 17.1 miles
- Kettering Town 17.4 miles
- Corby 11.2 miles
- Wellingborough 23.2 miles
- Grantham 19.9 miles
- Rushden 23.8 miles
- Spalding 19.8 miles
- Melton Mowbray 17 miles
- Oadby 22 miles
- Market Harborough 18.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ketton Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Collyweston Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Easton on the Hill Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Tixover Parish 2 miles
- Tinwell Parish 2.3 miles
- Stamford St. John's Ward 2.8 miles
- North Luffenham Built-up area 2.9 miles
- South Luffenham Built-up area 3 miles
- Duddington-with-Fineshade Parish 3 miles
- Wothorpe Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Normanton Parish 3.2 miles
- Stamford All Saints Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Ketton
PE9 3TQ, PE9 3TH, PE9 3RW, PE9 3RD, PE9 3SQ, PE9 3TR, PE9 3TB, PE9 3SX, PE9 3TL … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 35.4 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 51.7 miles
- Stamford Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Oakham Railway Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Ketton Ad
- The Collyweston Slater 1.3 miles
- The Coach House Inn 3 miles
- Crown Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- The George Hotel of Stamford 4 3.4 miles
- The Bull And Swan 4 3.4 miles
- Normanton Park Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Finchs Arms Oakham Road 5.5 miles
- Best Western Normanton Park Hotel 3.1 miles
- Candlesticks 3.3 miles
- The William Cecil Hotel 3.4 miles
Schools in Ketton
- Ketton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Normanton Park Estate 2.8 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 4.2 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 6.1 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 11.8 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 13.4 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 13.9 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 14.4 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 16.5 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 16.8 miles