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Corby sits in the heart of the East Midlands, roughly twenty miles north of Northampton and within easy reach of the Leicestershire and Rutland borders. Geographically, it’s defined by its proximity to the ancient Rockingham Forest, which provides a belt of woodland and parkland that breaks up the town’s industrial footprint. Much of the town’s character stems from its rapid expansion in the 1930s around the local ironworks; this industrial boom drew thousands of workers from western Scotland, leaving a distinct cultural legacy that you still hear in local accents and see in the availability of Scottish produce today. While the heavy steel industry has long since declined, the town has reinvented itself around modern distribution and manufacturing. It’s a practical place to live, with a compact town centre that has seen significant investment, alongside a railway station that connects directly to London St Pancras in just over an hour. It remains one of the few places in the region where modern housing, decent schools, and extensive green spaces like East Carlton Country Park exist together without the high price tags of the neighbouring market towns.