Everything about Burton Latimer totally explained
Burton Latimer is a
town in
Northamptonshire,
England, with a population in 2001 of 6,740. It is just south of the junction of the
A6 and
A14 in the borough of
Kettering. The two-mile A6 bypass opened in October 1991.
History
The village's name is derived from the le Latimer family who lived there in the
13th Century. 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.
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. It is also home to the
Weetabix food company, Alumasc Precision and a
Wm Morrisons supermarket
distribution centre, which are major local employers. Weetabix is also made in
Corby.
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