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Oakham Castle

Oakham Castle is a historic building in , . The castle is known for its collection of massive horseshoes and is also recognised as one of the best examples of domestic Norman architecture in England.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Grade I listed castle in Oakham, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens”
  • Address: Castle Lane, Oakham, LE15 6DR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Oakham and Rutland County Museum.

Church
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All Saints' Church, Oakham is a in the Church of England in , . It is Grade I listed.

Museum
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is located in , , in the old Riding School of the Rutland Fencible Cavalry which was built in 1794–1795. The museum, opened in 1969, houses a collection of objects relating to local rural and agricultural life, social history and archaeology. is situated 1,200 feet south of Oakham Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
serves the county town of in , England. The station is situated almost halfway between – 27 miles to the west – and – 25 miles eastward on the Syston and Peterborough Railway, the line is the Birmingham to Peterborough Line. is situated 1,600 feet west of Oakham Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barleythorpe and Egleton.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of in the of England. It is located about a mile north-west of . The population at the 2001 census was 178, increasing to 207 at the 2011 census.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in the county of in the of England. It is situated south east of , and is close to the western shore of .

Hamlet
is a civil parish and a hamlet in the county of in the of . The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement of Gunni'. is situated 2 miles south of Oakham Castle.

Oakham Castle

Latitude
52.671° or 52° 40′ 16″ north
Longitude
-0.72743° or 0° 43′ 39″ west
Elevation
371 feet (113 metres)
Operator
Rutland County Council
Open location code
9C4XM7CF+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 417617998
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287322
Wiki­data ID
Q2968294
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Oakham Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Oakham Castle”
  • Danish: “Oakham Castle”
  • Dutch: “Oakham Castle”
  • French: “château d’Oakham”
  • French: “Château d’Oakham”
  • German: “Oakham Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת אוקהאם”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Oakham”
  • Swedish: “Oakham Castle”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oakham Castle”. Photo: SiGarb, CC BY-SA 3.0.