Desborough
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  Map sources for Desborough at grid reference SP8083
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Desborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England. It developed around the spinning and weaving industries, by the nineteenth century specialising in silk. Many archaeological finds from the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon periods have been made in the town. Desborough is 5 miles south-east of Market Harborough, 5 miles north-west of Kettering and 8 miles south-west of Corby.
The Kettering Leg of the Student cross pilgrimage leaves from near Desborough every Year.
The A6 Rothwell-Desborough Bypass opened on August 14th 2003.
Notable buildings in the town include the thirteenth century parish church. The Domesday Book of 1086 refers to Desborough, in modern day Northamptonshire, as a 'place of judgement'. In fact the name itself is thought to have derived from 'Disburg' which meant a sacred and fortified place.
There are two primary schools in Desborough, but no secondary school so children aged 11-16 mostly attend Montsaye Community College in neighbour town Rothwell.
