Burton Latimer
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Coordinates: 52°21′54″N 0°40′41″W / 52.365°N 0.678°W
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 Burton Wold wind farm |
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  Burton Latimer
Burton Latimer shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 6,740 |
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| District | Kettering |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KETTERING |
| Postcode district | NN15 |
| Dialling code | 01536 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Kettering |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Burton Latimer is a town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population in 2001 of 6,740.[1] It is just south of the junction of the A6 and A14 in the borough of Kettering.[2] The two-mile A6 bypass opened in October 1991.
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[edit] History
The town's name is derived from the le Latimer family who lived there in the 13th Century.[3] It grew in the 19th Century around the ironstone quarrying, clothing and footwear industries. A watermill used for grinding corn was converted and used at various times in the 19th Century for the manufacture of silk, worsted and carpet-weaving, followed by its conversion to a steam mill to make chicory, mustard, animal foodstuffs and flour. The mill was acquired in the 1930s and became the home of Weetabix.
A notable building in the town is the Norman parish church, containing mediaeval murals.
There was a railway station serving the town called Isham and Burton Latimer, but the station closed in 1950. Now the nearest railway station is in Kettering.
[edit] Modern day
Burton Latimer is the location of the first wind farm in Northamptonshire. Burton Wold wind farm, operated by Your Energy[4] has 10 turbines, producing enough electricity to power around 10,000 homes annually.[5] It is also home to the Weetabix food company, The Alumasc Group PLC and several group undertakings [6] and a Wm Morrisons supermarket distribution centre, which are major local employers. Weetabix is also made in Corby.
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics website
- ^ Kettering Borough Council website
- ^ Mills, A.D. (1998). Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280074-4
- ^ Your Energy
- ^ Burton Wold Wind Farm
- ^ Alumasc Precision Limited website
[edit] External links
- Burton Latimer Online - Community website
- Historical website
- St Mary the Virgin church
- Burton Wold Wind Farm website
- YouTube video: turning on the windfarm
- Burton Latimer's Community Blog
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