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- Kettering began as an Anglo-Saxon village. Its name was Ketter ingas, which means the people of Ketter.
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The town of Kettering is situated on a flat-topped ridge, composed mainly of Northampton Sand, at around 90 m.–105 m. above OD. On either side of this ridge the land falls steeply, to the R. Ise on the E. and The Slade on the W., both of which flow S. in clay-floored valleys.
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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. By the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 Kettering had a population of about 150. By the standards of the time...
During the Middle Ages, the Abbot of Peterborough was Lord of the Manor of Kettering. However, the abbey was closed by Henry VIII in 1540. At about that time, John Leland described Kettering as a pretty market town. Kettering also has a grammar school, which was founded in 1577. However, in 1665, Kettering suffered an outbreak of plague, which kill...
During the 19th century amenities in Kettering improved. Kettering gained gas light in 1834. The railway reached Kettering in 1857. A Waterworks opened in Kettering in 1872 and Kettering was given an urban district council in 1894. Kettering General Hospital opened in 1897. In the early 19th century the old wool industry in Kettering collapsed. How...
This indicates Kettering may have been among the earliest Anglo-Saxon incursions deep into the interior of the English countryside. By the 7th century the lands that are now Northamptonshire formed part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
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.
The Manor House’s story starts with the gift of the manor (i.e. the prime land) of Kettering by the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar to Peterborough Abbey in 972. This was confirmed after the Norman Invasion, where it is noted in the Domesday Book of 1086.
After the Romans left, the area eventually became part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, and Northampton functioned as an administrative centre. The Mercians converted to Christianity in 654 AD with the death of the pagan king Penda .
Kettering is an ancient place, and was called by the Saxons, " Kateringes ". It is a fairly prosperous town, with tanning and currying, mfrs. of boots and shoes, stays, brushes, agricultural implements, and some articles of clothing. It has a handsome town hall, a cattle market, a corn exchange and a grammar school.
