Oakham
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Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland 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. 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.
Cutts Close Park in Oakham, with All Saints' Church in the background (September 2012)
The great hall of Oakham Castle, with the spire of All Saints' Church beyond
Ceremonial horseshoes in Oakham Castle
Oakham railway station
Melton Mowbray
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Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton district in Leicestershire, England, 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Leicester, and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population of 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promoted as Britain's "Rural Capital of Food"; it is the home of the Melton Mowbray pork pie and is the location of one of six licensed makers of Stilton cheese.
Market Place, Melton Mowbray (April 2009)
Anne of Cleves house
A slice of blue Stilton cheese, cut from a wheel made in the traditional cylindrical shape
Dickinson and Morris Pie Shop