Borough of Corby
Shown within Northamptonshire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Northamptonshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 263rd 80.28 km²
Admin. HQ:	Corby
ONS code:	34UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 335th 53,741 669 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.3% White
Politics
Corby Borough Council http://www.corby.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Labour
MP:	Phil Hope

Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located in Northamptonshire, England.

In 1931 Corby was a small village with a population of around 1,500. Corby grew rapidly into a reasonable sized industrial town, when a Scottish steel firm located to the then village in the mid-1930s, bringing most of their Scottish employees with them. Due to this, many Corby residents today speak with a Scottish accent, despite being in the English Midlands. Steel production was for many years the town's main industry.

Corby was designated a new town in the 1950s and the town grew further. The steel industry went into decline in the 1980s.

Corby crater on Mars is named after Corby. This web site has images of the crater.

External Links

• Detailed website about Corby