Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire.
It is located north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The kettering urban area had a population of 90,254 in 2011 including Wellingborough and Rushden.
There are a few interesting sights in Kettering. One of them is the All Saints Church, which is situated in the town centre. It’s an Anglican church that was built in the 13th century. The church features some beautiful architecture, including a spire that’s over 200 feet high. Another sight worth checking out is the Kettering Museum, which is home to a range of exhibits on the town’s history.
Created: 14 February 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Kettering
Shopping in Kettering
Newlands Shopping Centre Tanners Lane, Leisure Village
Newlands Shopping Centre Mall
Kettering Food and Wine Centre 36, Rockingham Road
Kettering Food and Wine Centre Supermarket
ALDI Carina Road, Kettering
ALDI Supermarket
The Co-operative Food 60, Stamford Road
The Co-operative Food Supermarket
The Co-operative Food 69, St John's Road
The Co-operative Food Supermarket
Maja Sklep 28a, Rockingham Road
Maja Sklep Supermarket
Poli Maxi Foods 35-41, Montagu Street
Poli Maxi Foods Supermarket
Tesco Extra Carina Road, Kettering
Tesco Extra Supermarket
Lidl Northfield Avenue, Leisure Village
Lidl Supermarket
Rockingham Euro Market 26-28, Rockingham Road
Rockingham Euro Market Supermarket
Sainsbury's 1-3, Rockingham Road
Sainsbury's Supermarket
Local History around Kettering
There are some historic monuments around including:
Stoke Albany moated site and fishpondsBraybrooke Castle: the remains of a medieval moated manor and medieval settlement remainsRushton Triangular Lodge: an Elizabethan warrener's lodge and rabbit warrenSite of manor houseRound barrow W of Pipewell Upper LodgeCistercian abbey and medieval settlement at PipewellMedieval village of Faxton.Wildlife in and Around Kettering
Mammals found in Kettering
There have been 25 species of mammals recorded in the kettering area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Kettering
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the kettering area.
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
