Editing Oakham (section)

{{short description|Market and county town of Rutland, England}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country                  = England
 | official_name            = Oakham
 | static_image_name        = Cmglee Oakham Cutts Close Park.jpg
 | static_image_caption     = Cutts Close Park in Oakham, with [[All Saints' Church, Oakham|All Saints' Church]] in the background (September 2012)
 | coordinates              = {{coord|52.6705|-0.7333|display=inline,title}}
 | population               = 12,149
 | population_ref           = ([[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021 Census]])
 | civil_parish             = Oakham<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakham Town Council Website |url=https://oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk/ |website =Oakham Town Council |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref>
 | unitary_england          = [[Rutland]]
 | lieutenancy_england      = [[Rutland]]
 | region                   = East Midlands
 | constituency_westminster = [[Rutland and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)|Rutland and Stamford]]
| parts_type                = Areas of the town
| p1                        = [[Barleythorpe]] (Village)
| p2                        = [[Burley, Rutland|Burley]] (Village)
| p3                        = [[Egleton]] (Village)
| p4                        = [[Langham, Rutland|Langham]] (Village)
| p5                        = Town Centre
 | post_town                = OAKHAM
 | postcode_area            = LE
 | postcode_district        = LE15
 | dial_code                = 01572
 | os_grid_reference        = SK857088
 | london_distance          = 
}}

'''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 {{convert|25|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} east of [[Leicester]], {{convert|28|mi|km|0}} southeast of [[Nottingham]] and {{convert|23|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[Peterborough]]. It had a population of 12,149 in the 2021 census.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastmidlands/rutland/E63002527__oakham/ |title=City Population. Retrieved 12 March 2023. |access-date=12 March 2023 |archive-date=8 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108154848/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastmidlands/rutland/E34001373__oakham/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Oakham is to the west of [[Rutland Water]] and in the [[Vale of Catmose]]. Its height above sea level ranges from {{convert|325|to|400|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}}.