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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)". [3]
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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.
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Kettering can trace its name origins back to an early Romano-British settlement to the north of the present town an Anglo-Saxon settlement possibly to the east of the medieval village.
Mar 14, 2021 · By Tim Lambert. Medieval Kettering. Kettering began as an Anglo-Saxon village. Its name was Ketter ingas, which means the people of Ketter. Kettering was first mentioned in history in the year 956. Then in 972, the manor of Kettering was granted to the abbey at Peterborough.
Kettering is a market town in Northamptonshire. The town is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough. The name is found earlier as Cytringan, Kyteringas and Keteiringan in the 10th century, the name Kettering is assumed to mean 'the clan of Ketter'. [1] Contents. [ hide ]
