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Borough of Kettering

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Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Region
  
East Midlands

Admin. HQ
  
Kettering

Area
  
233.6 km²

Constituent country
  
England

Administrative county
  
Northamptonshire

Area rank
  
157th

Borough of Kettering

University
  
Tresham College of Further and Higher Education

Points of interest
  
Wicksteed Park, Boughton House, Rushton Triangular Lodge, Manor House Museum, Rockingham Road Pleasure

Kettering is a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after its main town Kettering where the council is based. It borders onto the District of Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, the Borough of Corby, the District of East Northamptonshire, the District of Daventry and the Borough of Wellingborough.

Contents

Map of Kettering District, UK

Settlements and parishes

Other than Kettering itself, the borough includes:

  • Ashley
  • Barton Seagrave, Brampton Ash, Braybrooke, Broughton, Burton Latimer
  • Cranford, Cransley
  • Desborough, Dingley
  • Geddington, Grafton Underwood
  • Harrington
  • Loddington
  • Mawsley Village
  • Newton and Little Oakley
  • Orton
  • Pytchley
  • Rothwell, Rushton
  • Stoke Albany, Sutton Bassett
  • Thorpe Malsor
  • Warkton, Weekley, Weston by Welland, Wilbarston

    • Local elections

    The last local elections for Kettering Borough Council were held in May 2011. The Conservatives were the overall winner, securing 26 out of the 36 contested seats and obtaining overall control.Their numbers subsequently reduced by one when a councillor defected to UKIP in 2012.

    References

    Borough of Kettering Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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