| Kettering | |
|---|---|
 Clockwise from top: Horsemarket. Market Hill. Town Centre. Market Street | |
.svg)  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) |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | KETTERING |
| Postcode district | NN14, NN15, NN16 |
| Dialling code | 01536 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
Kettering is a market and industrial town as well as a civil parish in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is 45 miles (72 km) west of Cambridge, 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Peterborough, 28 miles (45 km) southeast 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 (or territory) of Ketter's people (or kinsfolk)".[2]
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.[3] 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.
- ^ 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