Rutland County Museum

Rutland County Museum is located in Oakham, Rutland, 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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oakham Castle and All Saints’ Church, Oakham.

Oakham Castle

Castle

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Oakham Castle is a historic building in Oakham, Rutland. 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. Oakham Castle is situated 1,200 feet north of Rutland County Museum.

All Saints’ Church, Oakham

Church

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All Saints' Church, Oakham is a parish church in the Church of England in Oakham, Rutland. It is Grade I listed. All Saints’ Church, Oakham is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Rutland County Museum.

Oakham railway station

Railway station

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Oakham railway station serves the county town of Oakham in Rutland, England. The station is situated on the line is the Birmingham to Peterborough Line, 93 miles 61 chains from London St Pancras via Corby, and is approximately halfway between Leicester to the west and Peterborough to the east. Oakham railway station is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Rutland County Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Egleton and Barleythorpe.

Egleton

Village

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Egleton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated south east of Oakham, and is close to the western shore of Rutland Water.

Barleythorpe

Village

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

Gunthorpe

Hamlet

Gunthorpe is a civil parish and a hamlet in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The village's name means 'outlying farm/settlement of Gunni'. Gunthorpe is situated 2 miles south of Rutland County Museum.

Rutland County Museum

Type: Museum
Description: museum in United Kingdom
Categories: local museum, local authority museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.66786° or 52° 40′ 4″ north

Longitude

-0.72544° or 0° 43′ 32″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q15273877

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Dutch: “Rutland County Museum”

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Highlights include Oakham Register Office and Rutland County Council.

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