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Corby
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Corby is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, northeast of Northampton. In 2021 it had a population of 68,164. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Corby; at the 2021 Census, the former borough had a population of 75,571.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Corby
- UK place.static_image
- South face and spire of St John the Baptist Church - geograph.org.uk - 5923684.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St John the Baptist Church
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 19.5125
- UK place.population
- 68,164
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP882885
- UK place.civil_parish
- Corby
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- CORBY
- UK place.postcode_area
- NN
- UK place.postcode_district
- NN17, NN18
- UK place.dial_code
- 01536
- UK place.parts_type
- Areas of the town
- UK place.p1
- Cottingham
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Encyclopedic overview
32 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Corby Pole Fair
- From rural village to industrial town
- 1940s and 1950s
- Decline of the steel industry
- Redevelopment
- Politics
- City status bid
- Elections
- Society and culture
- Media
- Sport and leisure
- Transport
- Roads
- Buses
- Rail
- Employment and education
- Employment
- Demography
- Schools
- Regeneration and redevelopment
- North Londonshire
- Toxic waste contamination
- Geography
- Areas of Corby
- Twin towns
- Arms
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Corby is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, northeast of Northampton. In 2021 it had a population of 68,164. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Corby; at the 2021 Census, the former borough had a population of 75,571.
Corby was once known as "Little Scotland" due to the large number of Scottish workers who came to work in its steelworks. Corby has undergone regeneration with the opening of Corby railway station and Corby International Pool in 2009 and the Corby Cube in 2010. The Cube houses a 450-seat theatre, public library and other community amenities. thumb|Corby unparished area within the former Corby district, the district was abolished in 2021 and the unparished area became parished
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Corby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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