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Desborough
Sign in to saveDesborough is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, lying in the Ise Valley between Market Harborough and Kettering. It was an industrial centre for weaving and shoe-making in the 19th century and had a long association with the Co-operative movement.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Desborough
- UK place.population
- 11,910
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP805835
- UK place.civil_parish
- Desborough
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- KETTERING
- UK place.postcode_area
- NN
- UK place.postcode_district
- NN14
- UK place.dial_code
- 01536
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Kettering
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Transport
- Churches
- Partnership
- The Old Manor House
- Government and community
- Co-operative movement
- Sport and leisure
- Media
- Education
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Desborough is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, lying in the Ise Valley between Market Harborough and Kettering. It was an industrial centre for weaving and shoe-making in the 19th century and had a long association with the Co-operative movement.
==History== left|thumb|The Celtic Desborough Mirror, [[British Museum]] Desborough's origins lie in the Bronze Age of about 2000 BC. Urns from that period have been found in and around the town.