Editing Kettering (section)

{{Short description|Town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England}}
{{About|the town in England|the city in Ohio|Kettering, Ohio|other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Kettering
| coordinates = {{coord|52.39312|-0.72292|type:city(64,000)_region:GB-NTH|display=inline,title}}
| population_ref = 56,676 (Parish, 2021)<br />{{nowrap|63,150 (Built up area, 2021)<ref name=2021census>{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Census 2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref>}}
| civil_parish = Kettering Town
| unitary_england = [[North Northamptonshire]]
| lieutenancy_england = [[Northamptonshire]]
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [[Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)|Kettering]]
| parts_type = Areas of the town
| p1 = [[Barton Seagrave]]
| p2 = [[Burton Latimer]] (town)
| p3 = [[Isham]]
| p4 = Town Centre
| p5 = [[Warkton]]
| p6 = [[Weekley]]
| post_town = KETTERING
| postcode_district = NN14, NN15, NN16
| postcode_area = NN
| dial_code = 01536
| os_grid_reference = SP8778
| static_image_name = File:Kettering Collage.png
| static_image_caption = Clockwise from top: Horsemarket. Market Hill. Town Centre. Market Street
| london_distance = {{convert|67|mi|km|0}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.ketteringtowncouncil.gov.uk/}}
}}
'''Kettering''' is a [[market town|market]] and [[industrial town|industrial]] town in the [[North Northamptonshire]] district of [[Northamptonshire]], England, {{convert|45|mi|km|0}} west of [[Cambridge, England|Cambridge]], {{convert|31|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Peterborough]], {{convert|28|mi|km|0}} southeast of [[Leicester]] and {{convert|15|mi|km|0}} 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)".<ref name="R.L. Greenall 2003, p.7">R.L. Greenall: A History of Kettering, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 2003, {{ISBN|1-86077-254-4}}. p.7.</ref>

At the 2021 census, Kettering had a population of 63,150.<ref name=2021census/> It is part of the [[East Midlands]], along with the rest of [[Northamptonshire]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corby – fastest growing place in England and Wales |url=http://www.corby.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/CouncilNews/Pages/Corby%E2%80%93fastestgrowingplaceinEnglandandWales.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926002413/http://www.corby.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/CouncilNews/Pages/Corby%E2%80%93fastestgrowingplaceinEnglandandWales.aspx |archive-date=26 September 2010 |access-date=30 July 2010 |publisher=Corby Borough Council |quote=The statistics highlight North Northamptonshire's emergence as the biggest single growth area outside London}}</ref> There is a growing commuter population as it is on the [[Midland Main Line]] railway, with [[East Midlands Railway]] services direct to [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras International]].