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  1. Oakham

Where is Oakham?

Oakham is located in the county of Rutland, East Midlands, six miles north of the town of Uppingham, 17 miles east of the major city of Leicester, and 84 miles north of London. Oakham lies two miles east of the Leicestershire border. Oakham falls within the unitary authority of Rutland. It is in the LE15 postcode district. The post town for Oakham is Oakham.

Oakham on a map

Map showing extent of Oakham as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Oakham
Map showing location of Oakham within the UK
Location of Oakham within the UK

Which county is Oakham in?

Oakham is in the ceremonial county of Rutland, the historic county of Rutland, and the administrative county of Rutland.

Ceremonial CountyRutland
Historic CountyRutland
Administrative CountyRutland

Where is Oakham in Rutland?

Oakham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Rutland, and towards the westernmost extremity of Rutland.

Map showing location of Oakham within Rutland
Location of Oakham within Rutland

What is the postcode for Oakham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Oakham is LE15 6AJ.

Where is Oakham in LE15?

Oakham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Oakham within LE15
Location of Oakham within LE15

What is the post town for Oakham?

The post town for Oakham is Oakham. Oakham is in the LE15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oakham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Oakham?

The centre of Oakham is located at position 52.66984° latitude and -0.73007° longitude.

Latitude52.66984°
Longitude-0.73007°

What is the easting and northing of Oakham?

The centre of Oakham is located at the grid reference easting 485972 and northing 308770 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting485972
Northing308770

What are the nearest towns to Oakham?

Position of Oakham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Oakham to the centre of the town.

north
6m
Oakham is 6 miles north of Uppingham
south-east
9m
Oakham is 9 miles south-east of Melton Mowbray
west
11m
Oakham is 11 miles west of Stamford
north
13m
Oakham is 13 miles north of Corby
east
15m
Oakham is 15 miles east of Syston
north-east
15m
Oakham is 15 miles north-east of Market Harborough
north
16m
Oakham is 16 miles north of Desborough
south-west
16m
Oakham is 16 miles south-west of Bourne
north-west
17m
Oakham is 17 miles north-west of Oundle
south
17m
Oakham is 17 miles south of Grantham

What are the nearest cities to Oakham?

Position of Oakham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Oakham to the centre of the city.

east
17m
Oakham is 17 miles east of Leicester
west
22m
Oakham is 22 miles west of Peterborough
south-east
27m
Oakham is 27 miles south-east of Nottingham
south-east
36m
Oakham is 36 miles south-east of Derby
north-east
37m
Oakham is 37 miles north-east of Coventry
south
40m
Oakham is 40 miles south of Lincoln
north
43m
Oakham is 43 miles north of Milton Keynes
north-west
46m
Oakham is 46 miles north-west of Ely
east
46m
Oakham is 46 miles east of Lichfield
north-west
48m
Oakham is 48 miles north-west of Cambridge

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