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Kettering

Town in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England

Citytown unparished area market townQ984613

Also known as Kettering (Northamptonshire)

Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Kettering Town(since 2021)
, Kettering(until 2021)
Population: 56,226(2011)
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Postal code: NN15
, NN16
Website: kettering.gov.uk

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Kettering is a market and industrial town in the North Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England. It lies 45 miles (72 km) west of Cambridge, 31 miles (50 km) south-west of Peterborough, 28 miles (45 km) south-east of Leicester and 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Northampton; it is west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place of Ketter's people ".

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Twinned administrative body: Kettering
Shares border with: Cottingham
OS grid reference: SP8778
Local dialing code: 01536
Historic county: Northamptonshire
Different from: Kettering
Native label: Kettering
Time of earliest written record: 956

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