Oakham

County town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.

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Factual Statements about Oakham

Country

United Kingdom

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Rutland

Coordinate Location

52.6706°N 0.6667°W

Instance Of

County Town
Civil Parish
Market Town

Twinned Administrative Body

Dodgeville

Postal Code

LE15

Local Dialing Code

01572

Located in Time Zone

UTC±00:00

Population

10,975
11,267

Area

3.4 square kilometre

Elevation Above Sea Level

99 metre
122 metre

Historic County

Rutland

Described by Source

The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11Th Edition

Different From

Oakham

Capital Of

Rutland
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Wikipedia | Oakham

Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The town is located 25 miles (40.2 km) east of Leicester, 28 miles (45.1 km) south-east of Nottingham and 23 miles (37.0 km) north-west of Peterborough. It had a population of 12,149 in the 2021 census. Oakham is to the west of Rutland Water and in the Vale of Catmose. Its height above sea level ranges from 325 to 400 ft.