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Corby

Located in Corby District, North Northamptonshire Coordinates: 52°29′47″ N 0°41′22″ W

Corby
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Population
68,164
68.2K
Elevation
114 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport57 km
BHX Birmingham Airport72 km

About Corby

Corby is a town. Location: Corby District, North Northamptonshire. Population: 68,164. Elevation: 114 m.

From Wikipedia

Corby is a town and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire district, in Northamptonshire, England, 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Northampton. In 2021, the parish had a population of 62,341, while the wider built-up area had a population of 68,160. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Corby; at the 2021 census, the former borough had a population of 75,571.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
80.3 km²
Official website
corbytowncouncil.gov.uk

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Corby

From Wikivoyage

Corby is a town of 57,000 people (2011) in Northamptonshire, England.

Understand+

Corby was once known as "Little Scotland" due to the large number of Scottish workers who came to Corby for its steelworks.

Get in+

By train:

1 Corby station is on the Oakham-Kettering line, which is served by one train per hour to and from London St Pancras via Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford and Luton.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Corby

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
August (60 mm)
Driest month
February (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Corby
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)574149474956536056545759

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Corby

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Northampton, 30 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 57 kmnorthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 72 kmwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 73 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 30 kmsouthwest
  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 31 kmeast
  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 34 kmnorthwest
  • Bedford Population: 106.9K 43 kmsouth
  • Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 51 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Corby

Within 100 km: 633 historic and cultural sites, 424 natural sites, 137 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Brown's Island Island 18 kmN
  • Rutland Water Lake 19 kmN
  • Whatborough Hill Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Life Hill Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km344 places

  • Park Island Island 34 kmNE
  • Heron Island Island 33 kmS
  • Apple Island Island 40 kmS
  • The Island Island 40 kmSE

60–100 km785 places

  • Snettisham Beach Beach 87 kmNE
  • Newark Island Island 65 kmN
  • Horninglow island Island 72 kmNW
  • Rose Isle Island 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Corby and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Corby Stafford Maidenhead Wrexham
Population 68.2K 70.1K 70.4K 65.7K
Elevation 114 m 77 m 32 m 87 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 20° 23° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 0°
Annual rainfall 638 mm 806 mm 681 mm 673 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 103 km 108 km 167 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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