Burton Latimer

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Burton Latimer
Burton Latimer shown within Northamptonshire
Population	6,740
OS grid reference	SP901749
District	Kettering
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KETTERING
Postcode district	NN15
Dialling code	01536
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°21′54″N 0°40′41″W / 52.365, -0.678

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.

1 History
2 Modern day
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The village'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.

[edit] Modern day

Burton Latimer is now the location of the only wind farm in Northamptonshire. Burton Wold wind farm, operated by Your Energy has ten turbines, producing enough electricity to power around 10,000 homes annually.^[4] It is also home to the Weetabix food company, Alumasc Precision^[5] and a Wm Morrisons supermarket distribution centre, which are major local employers. Weetabix is also made in Corby.