Rockingham Road was a

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stadium in

Kettering Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ket ...

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

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. It was home to

Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

from 1897 until 2011. At the time of its closure, the ground had a capacity of 6,264, of which 1,800 was seated. In September 2017, the land was sold by the owner, Ben Pickering Limited. The site was first identified as a potential site for

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in 2005 by the

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, and press reports indicated that the new owner was likely to use the land for a housing development. During November 2017, the entire stadium and associated structures were demolished and the site cleared for redevelopment.

Repossession

On 4 August 2011, Kettering Town Club moved into

Nene Park Nene Park was a sports stadium situated at Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, along the bank of the River Nene, which could accommodate 6,441 spectators, with 4,641 seated and 1,800 standing. It formerly hosted football matches but at ...

after agreeing to a long-term-lease with the landlord. On 19 December 2011, the ground was repossessed by bailiffs acting on behalf of the owner, Ben Pickering. A notice on the entry to the ground read, Despite football being no longer played at the grounds, its social club was still in use by the supporters-trust and was also being used for storage of club stock which is still there.

External links

Kettering Town – Rockinghan Road (archived)

References

Kettering Town F.C. Defunct football venues in England Sports venues in Northamptonshire Kettering Sports venues completed in 1897 Sports venues demolished in 2017 {{England-sports-venue-stub