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Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...
The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ...
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ...
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Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
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The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ...
Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...
The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ...
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Leicestershire Constabulary is a British police force that covers Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in England. ...
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The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is an ambulance service formed in April 1999 as a result of the merging of the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire (including Rutland) ambulance services. ...
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Rutland and Melton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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Arms of Rutland County Council. ...
Arms of Rutland County Council. ...
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Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
It has a population of about 12,000 and lies close to Rutland Water, one of the largest man-made lakes in Europe. Rutland Water is a reservoir in the county of Rutland, England, just east of the county town Oakham. ...
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Communications
There are good road links to: The Birmingham to Peterborough railway line runs through the town, providing links to Birmingham, Leicester, Peterborough and Cambridge. Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ...
Map sources for Uppingham at grid reference SP8699 Uppingham is a small town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. ...
Shown within Northamptonshire Geography Status: Borough Region: East Midlands Admin. ...
Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England. ...
The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is an important railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the Midlands to East Anglia. ...
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Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the East Midlands of England. ...
The City of Peterborough is a cathedral city and Unitary Authority in the East of England. ...
Shown within Cambridgeshire Geography Status: City (1951) Region: East of England Admin. ...
The main route for travellers to Leicester by road is first south to Uppingham and then westward along the A47. Map sources for Uppingham at grid reference SP8699 Uppingham is a small town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. ...
The A47 is a trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth (although most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton has been reclassified as the B4114). ...
Oakham is on the A606 road between Melton Mowbray and Stamford[[.]] On the 10 January 2007, the new bypass opened diverting traffic from the busy town centre. Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ...
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Historic attractions
 The Buttercross, with buildings of Oakham School beyond Tourist attractions in Oakham include All Saints Church and Oakham Castle. Another popular and historic feature is the open-air market held in the town's market square every Wednesday and Saturday (near the ancient octagonal Buttercross with its pyramidal roof and wooden stocks, a grade I listed building).[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (816x612, 257 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oakham Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
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The stocks are a device used since medieval times for public humiliation, corporal punishment, and torture. ...
Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...
All Saints Church (See Gallery, below for photographs) Arms of Rutland County Council Oakham is the county town of Rutland, England. ...
The spire of Oakham parish church dominates distant views of the town for several miles in all directions. The impressive tower and spire, built during the 14th century, in the "Decorated Gothic" style, are slightly earlier in date then most of the rest of the exterior of the building, which (apart from some Victorian restoration) is in the "Perpendicular Gothic" style. Oddly, the south doorway and its porch seem to be the oldest parts of the church, the doorway probably dating from the early 13th century, with the porch having been added later that century. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...
The West Front of Exeter Cathedral The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral The Decorated Period, in architecture (also known as the Decorated Gothic, or simply Decorated) period is a historical division of English Gothic architecture. ...
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Winchester Cathedral Sherborne Abbey The Perpendicular Gothic period (or simply Perpendicular) is the third historical division of English Gothic architecture, and is so-called because it is characterised by an emphasis on vertical lines; it is also known as the Rectilinear style, or Late Gothic. ...
In the light, spacious interior there is more evidence of the mature Decorated style of the 14th century. The tall, slender columns of the nave have intricately carved capitals showing animals, birds, figures, foliage and scenes from the Bible including Adam and Eve, the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, the Annunciation and the Coronation of the Virgin Mary. There is also a fine Green Man. Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ...
A capital of the Composite order In Western architecture, the capital (from the Latin caput, head) forms the crowning member of the column, which projects on each side as it rises, in order to support the abacus and unite the square form of the latter with the circular shaft. ...
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Michelangelos Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel. ...
A key piece of the Paleologan Mannerism - the Annunciation icon from Ohrid. ...
The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ...
The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary Blessed Virgin Mary, the Roman Catholic theological and doctrinal concept of Mary Marian apparitions shrines to the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary in Islam, the Islamic theological and doctrinal concept...
The Green Man is a symbol of uncertain origin and meaning, commonly employed as a decorative architectural device in the British Isles and many parts of continental Europe. ...
It is a grade I listed building.[2]
Oakham Castle
 The great hall of Oakham Castle, with the spire of All Saints church beyond Only the great hall of the Norman castle is still standing, and is surrounded by grassy earthworks marking the inner and outer bailies. The hall dates from c. 1180—90 and according to Nikolaus Pevsner (in his "The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland") Image File history File linksMetadata Oakham_Castle_and_church_spire. ...
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The Nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave anticipates the Gothic style. ...
Caernarfon Castle, Wales. ...
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Events March 16 - Massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England prompted by Crusaders and Richard Malebys kill 150-500 Jews in Cliffords Tower June 10 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. ...
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner CBE (January 30, 1902 – August 18, 1983) was a German-born British historian of art and, especially, architecture. ...
- "It is the earliest hall of any English castle surviving so completely, and it is doubly interesting in that it belonged not to a castle strictly speaking, but rather to a fortified manor house."
The building is attractively ornamented with Romanesque architectural details, including six carvings of musicians. It is a grade I listed building.[3] Romanesque St. ...
The hall was in use as an Assize court until 1970 and is still occasionally used as a Coroner's court or Crown Court. It is also licensed for weddings.
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Crown Court and County Court in Oxford. ...
Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt Preparing for the photographs, at a wedding in Thornbury Castle, England A traditional Japanese wedding ceremony A wedding is a ceremony which celebrates the beginning of a marriage. ...
Oakham's horseshoes
 Ceremonial horseshoes in Oakham Castle Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe. This unique custom has been enforced for over 500 years, but nowadays it only happens on special occasions (such as Royal visits), when an outsize ceremonial horseshoe, specially made and decorated, is hung in the great hall of the castle. There are now over 200 of these commemorative shoes on its walls. Not all are dated and some of the earliest (which would doubtless have been ordinary horseshoes given without ceremony by exasperated noblemen!) may not have survived. The earliest datable one is an outsize example commemorating a visit by King Edward IV in about 1470. The horseshoes hang upside-down: while this is generally held to be unlucky, in Rutland this was thought to stop the Devil from sitting in the hollow. The upside-down horseshoe motif appears in the county council's arms (see to the right), and on the local Ruddles beer labels. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (816x612, 243 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oakham Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
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Modern horseshoes are most commonly made of iron and nailed onto the hoof. ...
Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ...
Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ...
The Devil is a title given to a supernatural entity, who, in most interpretations of the Abrahamic faiths, is the central embodiment of evil. ...
Ruddles Brewery is a former English brewery now owned by Greene King, who still brews their beers under the Ruddles name. ...
Oakham School The town is home to Oakham School, a well-respected and progressive public school which was founded, together with Uppingham School, in 1584. The original school building survives, northeast of the church; across its south front is the inscription Schola Latina – Graeca – Hebraica A° 1584 and above its door is a stone with an inscription in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Oakham School is an English public school in the market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 students, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils (including about 10-15% from overseas). ...
The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ...
Uppingham School is one of the most famous co-educational English public schools in Britain. ...
1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
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Oakham School is also the current owner of Oakham's former workhouse. Built in 1836-7 by Oakham Poor Law Union, it served as a workhouse for 167 inmates, until it became Catmose Vale Hospital. It now accommodates two "day" (non-boarding) School Houses for girls. Former workhouse at Nantwich, dating from 1780 A workhouse was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work. ...
Former workhouse at Nantwich, dating from 1780 The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social security in operation in England and the rest of the United Kingdom from the 16th century until the establishment of the Welfare State in the 20th century. ...
Sporting facilities Oakham Rugby Football Club play at the Rutland Showground. A rugby union scrum. ...
Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...
Also Oakham Imps Football clubs trains on the Oakham School astroturf ajacent to the railway and play their matches at the Vale of Catmose College football pitches
Parliamentary representation Oakham, along with Melton Mowbray (Leicestershire) and the rest of Rutland, has since 1992 been represented at Westminster by the Conservative Member of Parliament Alan Duncan. Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ...
Leicestershire (IPA: , abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ...
Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ...
The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ...
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Alan James Carter Duncan MP (born March 31, 1957) is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton. ...
Famous citizens of Oakham
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Galleries
All Saints Church All Saints Church seen from Northgate Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (612x816, 231 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oakham Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
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| Early 14th century stonecarving of the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (612x816, 258 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oakham Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
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Other buildings Oakham railway station Image File history File linksMetadata Oakhamfront. ...
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References 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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