[10] The Willoughby Memorial Library and Art Gallery is housed in a 17th-century building that was originally Reads Grammar School.

The school was founded in 1669 by the bequest of Charles Read (1604–1669), who was born at Darlton in Nottinghamshire and became a wealthy shipper in Hull.

[12] The gallery holds a series of exhibitions from Easter to November and an annual Open Art Competition.

[13] In 1852 the Great Northern Railway opened the East Coast Main Line near Corby Glen.

In 1853 the GNR opened Corby Glen railway station on the main line about 1 mile (1½ km) from the village.

However, in the nearby county of Northamptonshire another Corby had been greatly enlarged by the addition of a steel works and housing to match.

Some confusion arose between the two Corbys, so British Railways consulted the villagers to choose an additional name to distinguish the two.

[18][20] The village has two active public houses, the Fighting Cocks (in the market place) and the Woodhouse Arms (at the crossroads).

[18][21][22] There is a small Co-op supermarket and an independent shop in a wooden hut next to the Fighting Cocks pub car park, and The Pantry, also in the market square.

[18] The Pantry, formerly a doctor's surgery in the market place, is a tea room and delicatessen[25] and the post office branch is now maintained there.