Corby

American

[kawr-bee] / ˈkɔr bi /

noun

a town in NE Northamptonshire, in S England.

Corby British

/ ˈkɔːbɪ /

noun

a town in central England, in N Northamptonshire: designated a new town in 1950. Pop: 49 222 (2001)

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In 2009, Justice Akenhead ruled in favour of 18 Corby families and that Corby Borough Council was negligent in managing the waste.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

He urged North Northamptonshire Council - which replaced Corby council in 2021 - to publish a plan "to make these sites safe".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Charity Earthwatch Europe says trained citizen scientists have found potentially harmful levels of metal or metalloid at 52 freshwater sites across Corby.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Engineers have built a temporary road and installed a crane which has been lifting carriages from the Corby to London Luton Airport Express train from the tracks.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

At Corby also Mr. Bacon had some engagements of a similar nature.

From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Thomas Coleman

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