Corby

Mesolithic and Neolithic artefacts have been found in the area surrounding Corby and human remains dating to the Bronze Age were found in 1970 at Cowthick. The first evidence of permanent settlement comes from the 8th century when Danish invaders arrived and the settlement became known as "Kori's by" – Kori's settlement. The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Corbei". Corby's emblem, the raven, derives from an alternative meaning of this word. These Danish roots were recognised in the naming of the most southern of the town's housing estates, Danesholme, around which one of the Danish settlements was located. Corby was granted the right to hold two annual fairs and a…

In the BBC radio sitcom Party, the third series is centred on the unnamed party's parliamentary by-election campaign in Corby. The song Steeltown by Big Country (title track of the album) was written about the town of Corby, telling how many Scots went to work there, but who found themselves unemployed when the steelworks declined. (Source: Melody Maker, 1984) In February 2025 Netflix released the TV series Toxic Town, based on the Corby toxic waste case that litigated liability in negligence, public nuisance and a breach of statutory duty for reclamation of the Corby Steelworks between 1985 and 1997.