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Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 13km north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. The district as a whole had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure. Corby is in a triangle formed by Leicester, Peterborough and Northampton. The Borough of Corby borders onto the Borough of Kettering, the District of East Northamptonshire and the District of Harborough. Corby can refer to several places or people: Corby, a town in England Ambrose Corby, of an English family with many Jesuits William Corby, President of the University of Notre Dame and Chaplain to the Irish Brigade during the American Civil War Schapelle Corby, an Australian convicted of drug smuggling... map File links The following pages link to this file: Corby Categories: GFDL images ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Philip Ian Hope (born 19 April 1955) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Corby. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... // Greenwich Mean Time Western European Time Burkina Faso Bouvet Island CÃ´te dIvoire The Gambia Ghana Greenland northeastern Danmarkshavn and surrounding area Guinea Guinea-Bissau Iceland Liberia Mali Mauritania Morocco Saint Helena (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha) SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe Senegal Sierra Leone Togo... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Categories: Time zones ... Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. ... This article is about Kettering in England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ... Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in the English East Midlands region. ...

History

Early history

Mesolithic and Neolithic artefacts have been found in the area surrounding Corby and human remains dating to the Bronze age were found in 1970 at Cowthick^[1]. The first evidence of permanent settlement comes from the 8th century when Danish invaders arrived and the settlement became known as "Kori's by" – Kori's settlement. The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Corbei". Corby's emblem, the raven, derives from an alternative meaning of this word. The Mesolithic (Greek mesos=middle and lithos=stone or the Middle Stone Age[1]) was a period in the development of human technology between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods of the Stone Age. ... An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

Corby was granted the right to hold two annual fairs and a market by Henry III in 1226. In 1568 Corby was granted a charter by Elizabeth I that exempted local landowners from certain taxes and gave all men the right to refuse to serve in the local militia.^[2] A popular legend is that the Queen was hunting in Rockingham Forest when she fell from her horse. Upon being rescued by villagers from Corby she granted the charter in gratitude for her rescue. Another popular explanation is that it was granted as a favour to her alleged lover Sir Christopher Hatton. Henry III (1 October 1207 â€“ 16 November 1272) was the son and successor of John Lackland as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 â€“ 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Rockingham Forest is a former medieval hunting forest located between the towns of Corby and Kettering in the county of Northamptonshire in England. ... Christopher Hatton, c. ...

The Corby Pole Fair is an event that has taken place every 20 years since 1862 in celebration of the charter.

From rural village to industrial town

The local area has been worked for iron ore since Roman times. An ironstone industry developed in the 19th century with the coming of the railways and the discovery of extensive ironstone beds. By 1910 an ironstone works had been established. In 1931 Corby was a small village with a population of around 1,500. It grew rapidly into a reasonably-sized industrial town, when the owners of the ironstone works, the Scottish steel firm Stewarts and Lloyds, decided to build a large integrated ironstone and steel works on the site. The start of construction in 1934 drew workers from all over the country including many workers from the depressed West of Scotland and Irish labourers. The first steel was produced in October 1935 and for decades afterwards the steel works dominated the town. By 1939 the population had grown to around 12,000, at which time Corby was thought to be the largest "village" in the country, but it was at that point that Corby was re-designated an urban district (see the Local Government section below). Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the country. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ...

The 1940s and 1950s

During World War II the Corby steel works were expected to be a target for German bombers but in the event there were only a few bombs dropped by solitary planes and there were no casualties. This may be because the whole area was blanketed in huge dense black, low lying clouds created artificially by the intentional burning of oil and latex to hide the glowing Bessamer converter furnaces at the steel works from German bomber crews.^[3] The only known remaining scars from German attacks can be found in the form of bullet holes visible on the front fascia of the old post office in Corby Village (now known as Maddisons Bar and Storm nightclub). Nobody really knows the exact circumstances under which the attack occurred, but a local apocryphal tale tells of a lone pilot making his way back to Germany after a successful raid on Coventry who spotted some lights so decided to finish off his already depleted stock of bullets. Sadly, the authenticity of this romanticised tale can neither be verified or denied, but it is certainly the most popular theory among locals. The Corby steel works made a notable contribution to the war effort by manufacturing the steel tubes used in Operation Pluto to supply fuel to Allied forces on the European continent. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pluto (disambiguation). ...

By 1950 the population of the town stood at 18,000. In that year Corby was designated a new town and the town underwent its second wave of expansion, mainly from Scotland, which resulted in a car-friendly layout with many areas of open space and woodland. Below is a list of some of the new towns in the United Kingdom created under the various New Town Acts of the 20th century. ...

The decline of the steel industry

In 1967 the British steel industry was nationalised and the Stewarts and Lloyds steel tube works at Corby became part of British Steel. In 1973 the government approved a strategy of consolidating steel making in five main areas: South Wales, Sheffield, Scunthorpe, Teesside and Scotland, several of which are coastal sites with access to economic supplies of iron rich imported ores, and in 1975 the government agreed a programme that would lead to the phasing-out of steel making in Corby.^[4] In November 1979 the end of iron and steel making in Corby was formally announced. By the end of 1981 over 5,000 jobs had been lost from British Steel in Corby, and further job losses took the total loss to 11,000 jobs, leading to an unemployment rate of over 30%.^[5]^[6] Steel tube making continued, initially being supplied with steel by rail from Teesside and now from South Wales. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act by which a nation takes possession of assets without requiring the owners consent, with or without payment of compensation. ... British Steel is a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. ...

New industry was subsequently attracted to the town and by 1991 unemployment had returned to the national average.^[7] The recovery of Corby was explained in 1990 by John Redwood, then a junior minister in the Department of Trade and Industry, as being a result of the establishment of an Enterprise Zone, the promotion of Corby by the government, the work of private investors and the skills of the work force.^[8] Others believe the town's recovery was due to its central location and good transport infrastructure.^{[citation needed]} ^[9]. John Alan Redwood (born 15 June 1951 in Dover, Kent) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Wokingham. ...

In 2003, plans were announced for a significant regeneration and growth of Corby.

Local government

As mentioned above, prior to the 1930s Corby was not an especially large village. A Corby urban district was created in 1939 from the parish of Corby. This expanded various times, most recently in 1974 when the existing Corby urban district was abolished and replaced with a new local government district which covered both the area of the old urban district along with the parishes of Cottingham, East Carlton, Gretton, Middleton, Rockingham, Stanion and Weldon, Northamptonshire. ^[10] The district obtained borough status in 1993. The 1930s (years from 1930â€“1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Cottingham is a village in Northamptonshire in the English midlands. ... Gretton is a village in the English midlands county of Northamptonshire. ... Middleton is a tiny village in the county of Northamptonshire close to the countys boundary with Leicestershire. ... Rockingham is a village and civil parish in the Corby district of Northamptonshire, England. ... Weldon is a village in the English midlands county of Northamptonshire. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Politics

The current Member of Parliament for Corby is Phil Hope MP (Labour). The Corby constituency contains parts of traditionally Conservative East Northamptonshire that balance the traditionally Labour town of Corby leading to a marginal constituency that has gone to the party forming the national government in every general election since the creation of the constituency in 1979. In the 2005 General Election, Labour won Corby by a majority of just over 1,000. Corby Borough Council has been controlled by the Labour party since 1979. In 2007 the council had 16 Labour representatives, 8 Conservatives and 5 Liberal Democrats. Philip Ian Hope (born 19 April 1955) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Corby. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... East Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. ... It has been suggested that Marginal constituencies in the United Kingdom be merged into this article or section. ...

Elections

Elections for Corby Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Corby, were held on 3rd May 2007. ... East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Corby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Society and culture

Scottish migration, and the migration to Corby has created a unique population in the borough, evidenced most clearly in the 'Corby accent', referred to as 'Corbyite', which is often described as sounding Glaswegian. The link with Scotland is a strong feature of the area: according to the 2001 Census, there were 10,064 Scottish-born in the Corby Urban Area – 18.9 per cent of the population. A further 1.3 per cent was born in Northern Ireland. It has been estimated that a further third of the population are Scottish or of Scottish descent.^[11] Glasgow patter or Glaswegian is a dialect shouted in and around Glasgow, Scotland. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ...

The Scottish heritage is cherished by many inhabitants – there are Scottish social and sporting clubs and there are many fervent supporters of the Celtic and Rangers football clubs (indeed, Corby is home to the largest Rangers Supporters' Club outside of Glasgow and Northern Ireland). Many shops sell Scottish foods and a supermarket even introduced Gaelic signs^[12] to their Corby store (but they have since removed them). An annual Highland Gathering featuring traditional Scottish music and dancing is held in the town. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 kmÂ², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...

According to the 2001 Census only 1.7% of the population is non-white and the average age of the population (37.2) is slightly lower than the average for England and Wales (38.6). In the UK Government's 'indices of multiple deprivation' Corby ranks within the 25% most deprived areas in England and some areas of the town are within the 5% most deprived areas.^[13] Rates of violent crime, thefts of motor vehicles and ASBOs are significantly higher than the average for England and Wales. In the United Kingdom an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) is a civil order made against a person, as a result of persistent anti-social behaviour. ...

Transport

The town is located along the A43, A427, A6003 and is six miles from the A14 at Kettering. Corby lies within two hours’ drive of four international airports: Birmingham, Luton, Stansted and Nottingham East Midlands. The A14 is a major road in England, running from the Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. ... This article is about Kettering in England. ... Birmingham International Airport (IATA: BHX, ICAO: EGBB) is a major airport located 5. ... London Luton Airport (IATA Airport Code LTN, ICAO Airport Code EGGW, previously called Luton International Airport) is an airport about 30 miles to the north-west of London in the town of Luton, Beds. ... The lawn in front of Stansted Airport used to attract large numbers of people waiting for their flight during the summer. ... East Midlands Airport[1] (IATA: EMA, ICAO: EGNX) is an airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. ...

Corby is served by the Corby Star bus service and there are direct bus and coach services to Northampton, Milton Keynes, Peterborough operated by |stagecoach and Glasgow by National Express. Plans to build a new bus station in Corby are being considered by the council following the closure of the old bus station in August 2002. Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in the English East Midlands region. ... , Milton Keynes (often abbreviated MK) is a large town in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles (75 km) north-west of London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... National Express coach on route 561 National Express is the brand under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in the United Kingdom are marketed, and also the company that manages this network and operates some of the services. ...

The nearest railway station is at Kettering, seven miles south of Corby. It is on the Midland Main Line between London and Nottingham but is soon to be replaced by East Midlands Trains. Corby once had its own rail station on the Midland Railway's "alternative route" between London and Nottingham, bypassing the present main line via Market Harborough, Leicester and Loughborough and passing through Corby, Oakham and Melton Mowbray instead. However, Corby station closed in April 1966 and much of the line lost its remaining passenger services in May 1967. (The Oakham to Melton Mowbray section remains open to passengers as part of the Peterborough to Leicester line.) The Kettering - Corby - Melton Mowbray section remains open for freight, passing through the 1,756 metre (1,920 yard) Corby Tunnel and crossing the River Welland on the colossal 82-arch Welland Viaduct). As part of a huge re-development, construction of a new Corby rail station is due to open in late 2008. Corby railway station served the town of Corby in Northamptonshire, England. ... This article is about Kettering in England. ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... Norwich will be at the eastern tip of the franchise area. ... This article is about the historical British railway company. ... , Market Harborough is a market town in Leicestershire, England. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... Loughboroughs carillon Loughborough parish church The Brush engineering works Loughborough University Loughborough (pronounced locally as either , LUFF-burra or , LUFF-bruh, and more widely as [ËˆlÊŒfËŒb(É™)É¹É™]) is a town in Leicestershire, central England with a population of 57,600 as of 2004. ... Arms of Rutland County Council Oakham is the county town of Rutland, England. ... , Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... Welland Viaduct, also known as Harringworth Viaduct and Seaton Viaduct,[2] is a railway viaduct which crosses the valley of the River Welland between Harringworth in Northamptonshire and Seaton in Rutland, England. ...

In April 1987 a passenger service was reintroduced but it was only a shuttle train between Corby and Kettering, usually operated using a single DMU carriage. This became irregular and unreliable; the then Corby Borough Council, which was funding the service, withdrew the service in June 1990. Some time later a plan was put forward to include the Kettering-Corby section in an ambitious-sounding cross-country service from Swindon to Peterborough, but this came to nothing. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ...

Employment and education

Since the 1980s the unemployment rate has returned to a level closer to the national average (2.7% in October 2005).^[14] Employment is biased towards manufacturing (36.8% compared to a regional average of 18.5%) and against public administration, health and education (10.0% compared to the regional average of 25.9%).^[15] Much of industry is concentrated in purpose-built industrial estates on the outskirts of the town. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

According to the 2001 Census the proportion of the working age population with degree-level qualifications (8.5%) is the lowest of all areas in England and Wales. 39.3% have no GCSE-equivalent qualifications at all^[16]. GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The Corby campus of Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education provides a range of vocational courses for post-16 students and adult learners. The nearest universities are the University of Northampton, 37km (23 miles) to the south and both the University of Leicester and De Montfort University in Leicester, 40km (25 miles) to the west. Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education is a further education college. ... This article is about The University of Northampton in the present day; for the University in existence from 1261 to 1265, see University of Northampton (thirteenth century). ... University of Leicester seen from Victoria Park - Left to right: the Department of Engineering, the Attenborough tower, the Charles Wilson building. ... De Montfort University (DMU) is a British university situated in Leicester, England. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ...

Brooke Weston City Technology College ("the CTC"), one of only 15 CTCs in England, opened in 1990. Brooke Weston CTC has consistently achieved examination results in the top 5% of English state schools. Image File history File links LODGEPARK.jpg Summary Lodge Park Technology College, Corby. ... Image File history File links LODGEPARK.jpg Summary Lodge Park Technology College, Corby. ... In England, City Technology Colleges (CTCs) are independent schools which charge no fees as their recurrent costs are paid by the DfES and businesses within the private sector. ...

Since 1990 several of Corby's other secondary schools have fared less well with a series of poor examination results and critical inspection reports leading to mergers and closures, the most recent being the closure of Our Lady and Pope John School in 2005. Currently there are four secondary schools in Corby: Brooke Weston CTC, Lodge Park Technology College, Corby Community College and The Kingswood School. Corby Community College has a special unit for children with severe special educational needs. All four schools have Sixth Forms for post-16 students. As part of the regeneration programme it is planned to close Corby Community College and open an academy situated on one of the new developments. It is also planned to change Brooke Weston to an Academy.^[17] Corby has 17 primary schools of which two are Church of England schools, three are Roman Catholic and one for children with severe behavioural and emotional difficulties. England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... Mossbourne Community Academy, the controversial successor to Hackney Downs School. ...

Regeneration and redevelopment

Corby Borough Council is currently working with Urban Regeneration Company North Northants Development Company (NNDC) (formerly Catalyst Corby), the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA), the Government Office for the East Midlands (GOEM), English Partnerships and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to regenerate the whole town. The population of the town is expected to double in the next 30 years, to around 100,000, through large new residential developments such as Priors Hall, Little Stanion and Oakley Vale.

A new extension to the main shopping centre, to be called Willow Place, is currently under construction and is expected to be complete by October 2007. Town centre owners Land Securities are also looking to redevelop the rest of the town centre once the first phase is completed, replacing much of the 1950s-1970s built environment which could be argued to be aesthetically unappealing. In addition, a new Olympic-sized swimming pool and Civic Hub will be built in the town centre within the next three years following their approval in January 2007. Work is due to begin on both projects in February 2007. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Land Securities Group plc is a leading British property development and investment company headquartered in central London. ...

Stephen Fry is currently doing the voice-over work for a campaign running in London to entice people to move to Corby. The campaign is centred around advertisements in newspapers, on the London Underground and on local radio. An example of one of the posters in the 'More for your Money' campaign (photographed on the London Underground) can be found here (willj.net). Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, humourist, novelist, columnist, filmmaker and television personality. ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ...

Corby does not have a passenger rail service. Midland Mainline, the train operating company (TOC), currently runs bus services from Kettering, providing a half-hourly shuttle to Corby Town Centre. This has proved to be successful and Midland Mainline are conducting a feasibility study to see if a passenger rail service to Corby would be viable. This article is about the train operating company Midland Mainline Railway. ...

Their rail franchise is up for renewal in 2007 and as of June 22nd 2007 it was announced that Corby is to have a railway station, which will be located at the old bus depot adjacent to The White Hart public house. A petition with some 10,000 signatures was handed in to Whitehall as part of a public campaign to show support for the creation of a new train station. As of December 2008 Corby will have an hourly service which will run to nearby Kettering and then on to London. However, the service will not go north of Corby: residents wishing to travel north will still have to travel to Kettering station. Although successful in securing a southbound service, residents are nevertheless calling for northbound services, preferably to Glasgow or Edinburgh (reflecting the town's strong Scottish links).

In October 2007, Corby's new shopping centre Willow Place opened. Owned by Land Securities, retailers now opened in Corby include TK Maxx, Superdrug, JD Sports, Jane Norman, River Island, Game, New Look, Mk one, Burton, Evans, Dorothy Perkins, Costa Coffee, Body Shop, 3 store, Vision Express. Also, the final anchor store is now under offer which is believed to be Primark. Future phases of redevelopment of Corby Town Centre include a new deparmtent store, possibly Debenhams, 25 new store, 250 apartments and 850 undercroft multi-storey car park. Furthermore, at the former TA building a new suermarket may be built with roof top car parking. On the old Deene house, a multiplex cinema and bowling alley may be built. The 50m swimming pool started construction in September 2007 and the Corby Cube starts in January 2008

Notable

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References

^ An Archaeological Resource Assessment of the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Northamptonshire
^ Corby Pole Fair Charter
^ Memories of the Second World War
^ History of British Steel
^ Memorandum by Corby Borough Council (NT 50)
^ The State of the Regions, Local Government Information Unit
^ Corby Northamptonshire through time - Historical Statistics on Work and Poverty
^ House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 June 1990, Column 1276
^ [1]Corby is already recognised as a prime location for distribution and logistics
^ Relationships / unit history of CORBY
^ The English town that's truly Scottish
^ Gaelic welcome in store
^ IMD 2004 - Overall Index of Multiple Deprivation for Corby SOAs
^ Geographical Statistical Information - Unemployment
^ Geographical Statistical Information
^ Census 2001
^ Full list of academies

Contents

History

Early history

From rural village to industrial town

The 1940s and 1950s

The decline of the steel industry

Local government

Politics

Elections

Society and culture

Transport

Employment and education

Regeneration and redevelopment

Notable

References

External links

Contents

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Early history

From rural village to industrial town

The 1940s and 1950s

The decline of the steel industry

Local government

Politics

Elections

Society and culture

Transport

Employment and education

Regeneration and redevelopment

Notable

References

External links

History