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Oakham
Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland (of which it is the county town) in the East Midlands of England. The town is located 25 miles (40 kilometres) east of Leicester, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Nottingham and 23 miles (37 km) northwest 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 (100 to 120 m).
The name of the town means "homestead or village of Oc(c)a" or "hemmed-in land of Oc(c)a".
There are two tiers of local government covering Oakham, at parish (town) and unitary authority level: Oakham Town Council and Rutland County Council. The town council is based at Rol House on Long Row. The county council is also based in the town, at Catmose House.
Oakham was an ancient parish, and gave its name to the Oakham Hundred, one of the five historic hundreds of Rutland. When elected parish and district councils were created under the Local Government Act 1894, Oakham was given a parish council and included in the Oakham Rural District. The parish was removed from the rural district in 1911 to become the Oakham Urban District, with the parish council being replaced by an urban district council. The urban district was abolished in 1974 and a new parish council established, taking the name Oakham Town Council.
Oakham, along with the rest of Rutland, has been represented at Westminster by the Conservative Member of Parliament Alicia Kearns since 2019.
Women in the Oakham South East ward had the fifth-highest life expectancy at birth, 95.7 years, of any ward in England and Wales in 2016.
The urban area of the town now extends into the neighbouring parish of Barleythorpe, to the north-west of the town centre.
Tourist attractions in Oakham include All Saints' Church and Oakham Castle. Another historic feature is the open-air market held in the town's market place every Wednesday and Saturday. Nearby is the Buttercross with an octagonal stone-slate roof and the wooden stocks – both Grade I listed buildings.
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Oakham
Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland (of which it is the county town) in the East Midlands of England. The town is located 25 miles (40 kilometres) east of Leicester, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Nottingham and 23 miles (37 km) northwest 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 (100 to 120 m).
The name of the town means "homestead or village of Oc(c)a" or "hemmed-in land of Oc(c)a".
There are two tiers of local government covering Oakham, at parish (town) and unitary authority level: Oakham Town Council and Rutland County Council. The town council is based at Rol House on Long Row. The county council is also based in the town, at Catmose House.
Oakham was an ancient parish, and gave its name to the Oakham Hundred, one of the five historic hundreds of Rutland. When elected parish and district councils were created under the Local Government Act 1894, Oakham was given a parish council and included in the Oakham Rural District. The parish was removed from the rural district in 1911 to become the Oakham Urban District, with the parish council being replaced by an urban district council. The urban district was abolished in 1974 and a new parish council established, taking the name Oakham Town Council.
Oakham, along with the rest of Rutland, has been represented at Westminster by the Conservative Member of Parliament Alicia Kearns since 2019.
Women in the Oakham South East ward had the fifth-highest life expectancy at birth, 95.7 years, of any ward in England and Wales in 2016.
The urban area of the town now extends into the neighbouring parish of Barleythorpe, to the north-west of the town centre.
Tourist attractions in Oakham include All Saints' Church and Oakham Castle. Another historic feature is the open-air market held in the town's market place every Wednesday and Saturday. Nearby is the Buttercross with an octagonal stone-slate roof and the wooden stocks – both Grade I listed buildings.