Burton Latimer
Burton Latimer
Burton Latimer is a town in Kettering, Northamptonshire.
Burton Latimer became an important location for the manufacture of clothes, followed by ironstone quarrying in the late 19th Century. Burton Latimer’s history goes back much further as it is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Created: 17 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Burton Latimer
Local History around Burton Latimer
There are some historic monuments around including:
Roman town of Irchester and preceding Iron Age settlement; including remains of the medieval hamlet of Chester on the WaterTithe barnDitchford BridgeBarton Seagrave moats, fishponds and shrunken medieval village remains.Wildlife in and Around Burton Latimer
Mammals found in Burton Latimer
There have been 24 species of mammals recorded in the burton-latimer area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
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Birds found in Burton Latimer
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the burton-latimer area.
| American Wigeon (Anas americana) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) |
| Cape Teal (Anas capensis) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
