Kettering is one of the major towns in Northamptonshire and has grown enormously during the past 200 years. Its population increased from 3,011 in 1801 to 29,972 in 1911 and stood at 63,116 in 2021.
- A bibliography of the small towns in Northamptonshire, 1600-1850 by Christopher Eve [1992]
- Baptist as Radical: The Life and Opinions of the Rev. John Jenkinson of Kettering (1799-1876) by R L Greenall [1991] (page 210)
- Cornerstone showcases what the Alfred East Gallery, Manor House Museum and Library have to offer about the history and other aspects of the locality.
- Good News from the Kettering Manors Guide to the many surviving records and links to the transcripts available online.
- History of Kettering by Frederick William Bull [1891] As well as a range of other topics connected with the history of the town, the section headed 'The Worthies' provides biographies of 23 notable individuals there.
- Kettering Charities by Frederick William Bull [1908] Details of the histories and objects of 40 charities connected with the town.
- Kettering Civic Society
- Kettering Vestry Minutes 1797-1853 edited with an introduction by S A Peyton [1933]
- Letters of request for a fire at Kettering, 1744 Following a fire which consumed 26 dwellings and other property there, a request for donations was circulated by 13 principal inhabitants for contributions to rebuild and make good other losses.
- Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Kettering by Glenn Foard & Jenny Ballinger [2000]
- Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Kettering (Roman) by Jeremy Taylor [2002]
- Northants local history by Jack Preston includes articles relating to former schools, public ponds and the great fires of Kettering
- Old Kettering and its Defenders by Tony Ireson [1985] (page 196) Extracts from the book with this title which was published in 1984 to record areas in the town that were threatened with demolition.
- Public Opinion and the Kettering Grammar School Question 1883-88 by B A York [1982] (page 329)
- Supplement to the history of the town of Kettering by Frederick William Bull [1908] Contains material additional to a book by the same author which was published in 1891. A further six individuals and families appear as 'worthies' in this supplementary volume.
- The Beginnings of Motoring in Kettering by Tony Ireson [1987] (page 353)
- The Dryland Memorial, Kettering by Tony Ireson [1995] (page 195)
- The Kettering Worsted Industry in the Eighteenth Century by Adrian Randall [1971] (page 349)
- The Rise of Industrial Kettering by R L Greenall [1975] (page 253)
- The making of a Victorian suburb: The Headlands, Kettering by Martin Gaskell [2022] (page 55)
- The Woman Behind Modern Libraries -Kate Edith Pierce of Kettering by Jack Preston [2026] Achievements of the woman who was appointed chief librarian at Kettering in 1896 when only 22 years old.
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