KETTERING

kettering, a market town in the eastern parliamentary division of northamptonshire, england, 72 m. n.n.w. from london by the midland railway. pop. of urban district (1891), 19,454; (1901), 28,653. the church of ss peter and paul, mainly perpendicular, has a lofty and ornate tower and spire. the chief manufactures are boots, shoes, brushes, stays, clothing and agricultural implements. there are iron-works in the immediate neighbourhood. the privilege of market was granted in 1227 by a charter of henry iii.