Oakham

Oakham
Cutts Close Park in Oakham, with All Saints' Church in the background (September 2012)
Oakham Location within Rutland
Population	12,149 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SK857088
Civil parish	Oakham[1]
Unitary authority	Rutland
Ceremonial county	Rutland
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Barleythorpe (Village) Burley (Village) Egleton (Village) Langham (Village) Town Centre
Post town	OAKHAM
Postcode district	LE15
Dialling code	01572
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Stamford
List of places UK England Rutland 52°40′14″N 0°44′00″W / 52.6705°N 0.7333°W / 52.6705; -0.7333

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 (40.2 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.^[2] 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 (99 to 122 m).