Kettering

52.398888888889 - 0.72555555555556Koordinaten: 52 ° 24 'N, 0 ° 44 ' W

Kettering is a city in the same borough in the north of Northamptonshire in England and has around 47,000 inhabitants. Kettering lies on the River Ise, a tributary of the Nene, and on the railway line London - Leicester.

History

Traces of settlement can be traced back to Roman times, when furnaces were operated for the production of ceramics in Barton Seagrave and Boughton. The ending-ing suggests that the present town was founded by the Anglo-Saxon immigrants of the migration period. It is first mentioned in a document of 956 Kettering King Eadwigs in which the district boundaries are recorded, which until now are valid in part. As the owner of the place Aelfsige the goldsmith is called, a little later apparently sold the chain ring to the Abbey Peterborough, is documented as the ownership chain ring 972. Also the Domesday Book is one of the place to the monastery of Peterborough. In 1227, King Henry III granted. the place the market privileges. In the 17th century, the town is known as a center of the woolen textile manufacturing. In the course of industrialization in the 19th century was added in the manufacture of shoes and boots. The development was funded by the connection to the railroad (Midland Main Line, Kettering Ironstone Railway).

Kettering was also one of the centers of the nonconformists. Among her better-known representatives in the city was William Carey, who went to India in 1793 to proselytize there; a road and a church building in Kettering are named after him. His staff Andrew Fuller, founder of the Baptist Missionary Society, is acknowledged by appropriate naming. Mid-19th century. William Knibb sat Carey's missionary work continued. A chapel for Nonconformists exists since 1723. In 1887 Kettering is described as a small town with 11,095 inhabitants, a post and telegraph office, 3 banks, 2 newspapers and a held on Friday weekly market.

Economy

Kettering is connected via the railroad and on the motorway A14 at the English transport network. The unemployment rate in the city is among the lowest in the UK. The largest employers include Weetabix Limited, the SATRA Technology Centre, Pegasus Software, RCI Europe and. Nationally known Kettering is also by the Wicksteed Amusement Park, which was opened in 1921, making it the oldest of its kind in the UK. The hospital of the city ( Kettering General Hospital ) supplies the entire north Northamptonshires. Kettering has also with the Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education through an educational center with around 800 members and 5 locations; another is under construction.

In the north of the city, on the A43 and the A6003, is the Kettering Business Park, a commercial center, where in addition to office buildings is also a hotel.

Culture

Other attractions in the Old Town include the Manor House Museum and the Alfred East Gallery. It is also known Manor Boughton House, which now belongs to the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Triangular Lodge, which was built in 1597.

Sports

Kettering is the home of the football club Kettering Town, which plays in the Conference National.

Policy

In the House of Kettering is represented by Conservative MP Philip Hollobone. In terms of local government, the Northampton County Council and Kettering Borough Council is responsible for the community. In the latter, the Conservatives have 20 seats, Labour on 13 and independent candidates 2; Council Chairman Terry Freer.

Personalities

  • Henry Nettleship, philologist (1839-1893)
  • Alfred East, painter (1849-1913)
  • Thomas Cooper Gotch, Pre-Raphaelite painter (1854-1931)
  • Richard Coles, musician, member of the Communards ( b. 1962 )
  • Mark Greenway, Metal singer ( b. 1969 )
  • Karen Alexander, writer ( b. 1972 )
  • Sienna Guillory, actress and model ( b. 1975 )

Twin Cities

  • Place in Northamptonshire
Borough of Kettering River Nene Henry III of England Kettering Town F.C. Conference Premier Kettering (Ohio)
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