Ironstone was discovered in Corby in the 19th century, but the parish remained a village until the rapid industrialization of the inter war years. As recently as 1931, Corby was a village with a population of around 1,500. It grew rapidly into a reasonably sized industrial town from 1934 after Stewart & Lloyds built an integrated ironstone and steel works on their site. During the Depression of the 1930s, so many Scots arrived to work in the steelworks that the town became known as "Little Scotland". Other migrant workers arrived from across Britain and Ireland. By 1939, the population had swelled to 12,000 and Corby was re-designated an urban district.

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Corby Shire Lodge Cemetery, Northamptonshire.
Burial records date from 10th March 1899.