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Kettering. / 52.39312; -0.72292. Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England, 67 miles (108 km) north of London and 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Northampton, [2] west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ketter's people (or kinsfolk)".
- Wicksteed Park. In 147 acres of greenery on Kettering’s southeast outskirts, Wicksteed Park is a family amusement park coming up for its centenary. Perfect for children aged 5-11, the attraction opened soon after the First World War to celebrate the end of the conflict, becoming the UK’s second ever leisure park.
- Boughton House. Unless you book a tour by appointment, the windows to visit this phenomenal country house are limited. Boughton House only open for public tours at Easter and during August.
- Montagu Monuments. The Boughton Estate is immense, covering about 11,00 acres on Kettering’s east side. Within this is the village of Warkton, and inside the parish church there’s a set of memorials for important members of the Montagu family.
- Rushton Triangular Lodge. The Catholic landowner Thomas Tresham spent 15 years in prison in the late-16th century for refusing to convert to Protestantism.
- The Weston Family. 45 contributions. Thank you so much. Absolutely magical experience. I cannot rave about this place highly enough. The Christmas experience was amazing, all elves looked fantastic and put on a great believable show, with some oomph.
- Kim N. Peterborough, UK1 contribution. Honest review of 1st trip to Wicksteed Park. Went to Wicksteed park for half term with my friend and 4 kids between us aged 2-9.
- charlotte111111. 83 contributions. Epic pantomime. Absolutely brilliant pantomime from start to finish. Engaging for all. All staff helpful and polite. Thankyou everyone for helping us make the best memories.
- machinmad. Yaxley, UK2,490 contributions. Lovely walled gardens ... We didn't realise you had to book to get into the house so had to sauntered round the grounds instead.
Kettering. One of the county’s smaller market towns with a charter granted in 1227. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul dates in this time but was largely rebuilt circa 1500. It’s spire is the first thing you see of the town when coming from the south. It stands just off the square (really a triangle) at the end of the High Street.
Kettering, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Northamptonshire, England. From the 17th century Kettering was a centre for the production of woolen cloth and later of silk and plush. Since the Industrial Revolution, however, the town has been associated, like all its Northamptonshire neighbours
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kettering. Kettering is a town of 60,749 people (2019 estimate) in north Northamptonshire. Kettering owes much of its heritage and growth to the arrival of the railway during the mid-1800s. Today the town is again rapidly expanding, this time as a result of the A14 (formerly A1-M1 link road), which connects the M1 with several ports on the east ...
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