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Kettering.

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8678).

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name/ˈkɛtəɹɪŋ/

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8678).

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  2. A former borough in Northamptonshire with its headquarters in the town, abolished 1 April 2021 and merged into North Northamptonshire.

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  3. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

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  4. A city in Montgomery County and Greene County, Ohio, United States.

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  5. A former Free Village in Trelawny parish, Jamaica, now part of Duncans.

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  6. A coastal town in Kingborough council area, Tasmania, Australia.

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  7. A surname.

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