Borough of Corby

Borough of Corby
Non-metropolitan district and borough
Corby town centre (January 2007)
Borough of Corby shown within Northamptonshire
Coordinates: 52°29′29″N0°41′47″W / 52.4914°N 0.69645°W / 52.4914; -0.69645
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Northamptonshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Corby
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Borough council	Corby Borough Council ( )
• Mayor	Ray Bebey
Area
• Total	31.00 sq mi (80.28 km2)
Population  (2019)
• Total	72,218
• Density	2,330/sq mi (899.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes	NN17-NN18
Area code	01536
ONS code	34UB (ONS) E07000150 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SP897887
Website	www.corby.gov.uk

Corby was a non-metropolitan district with borough status ^[1] in the county of Northamptonshire, England. It bordered East Northamptonshire to the east, Kettering to the south and west, the Harborough district of Leicestershire to the north-west, and the county of Rutland to the north-east. In 2021 the district had a population of 75,571. ^[2] The council, Corby Borough Council was based at the Cube in the town of Corby. ^[3]

Civil parishes

Corby unparished area within the former district

The area covered by the pre 1974 district was unparished, ^{[4] [5]} the district also contained the civil parishes of Cottingham, East Carlton, Gretton, Middleton, Rockingham, Stanion and Weldon. ^[6] On 1 April 2021 when the district was abolished the unparished area was parished. ^[7]

Wards

Corby district contained the wards of Beanfield, Central, Danesholme, Kingswood & Hazel Leys, Lodge Park, Lloyds, Oakley North, Oakley South, Rowlett, Rural West, Stanion & Corby Village and Weldon & Gretton. ^[6]

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of Corby Urban District and part of Kettering Rural District. ^{[8] [9]} In 1993 it was granted borough status. ^{[10] [11]}

Abolition

The district was abolished on 1 April 2021 and merged with East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough to form the North Northamptonshire unitary authority area. ^[12]

See also

• Corby Borough Council elections

References

1. "The Corby (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 No. 3287". legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 22 December 2020.
2. "TS001 - Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
3. "Contact us". Corby Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
4. "Corby Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
5. "Corby". City Population De. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
6. "Corby". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 20 December 2020.
7. "The Corby Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2021" (PDF). Corby Town Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
8. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
9. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
10. "History of Corby". Corby Borough Council. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
11. "Northamptonshire". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
12. "Home". Future Northants North. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

External links

• Borough council