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Photo of Oakham, a village in Rutland, central England.

Oakham© DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Villages & towns in RutlandRutland, England

13 villages and towns in the Albion Guide across Rutland — see the full villages and towns directory, or everything to explore in Rutland.

Photo of Oakham, a village in Rutland, central England.Highlight

Oakham

Rutland's county town, where a Norman great hall keeps a wall of 200-odd ceremonial horseshoes forfeited by visiting peers.

Rutland

Photo of Exton (Exton), a village in Rutland, central England.Highlight

Exton (Exton)

Rutland's chocolate-box village, its 300-year-old stone cottages and roses framing a perfectly kept green.

Rutland

Photo of Lyddington, a village in Rutland, central England.Highlight

Lyddington

A honey-stone village strung along one broad street, home to the medieval Bede House and a music-and-arts church.

Rutland

Photo of Wing, a village in Rutland, central England.

Wing

A small village best known for its rare medieval turf maze cut into the green.

Rutland

Photo of Barrowden, a village in Rutland, central England.

Barrowden

Once named among England's prettiest villages for its duckpond, green and pub above the Welland valley.

Rutland

Photo of Empingham, a village in Rutland, central England.

Empingham

A postcard village of thatched cottages and back lanes on the edge of Rutland Water's dam.

Rutland

Photo of Hambleton, a village in Rutland, central England.

Hambleton

A peninsula village ringed on three sides by Rutland Water, reached by causeway and known for its bluebell woods.

Rutland

Uppingham

A handsome ironstone market town of independent bookshops and galleries, built around a famous Victorian public school.

Rutland

Clipsham

A quiet quarry-stone village at the county's north-east edge, gateway to its topiary Yew Tree Avenue.

Rutland

Photo of Braunston-in-Rutland, a village in Rutland, central England.

Braunston-in-Rutland

A larger village south-west of Oakham with historic pubs and a medieval church guarding a curious carved figure.

Rutland

Photo of Seaton, a village in Rutland, central England.

Seaton

A small hilltop village of around 250 looking out over the great arches of the Welland (Harringworth) viaduct.

Rutland

Photo of Stoke Dry, a village in Rutland, central England.

Stoke Dry

A hamlet of a dozen houses on the slope above Eyebrook Reservoir, tangled in Gunpowder Plot legend.

Rutland

Ketton

A creamy-stone village on the Chater, famous for the Ketton limestone quarried to build Cambridge colleges.

Rutland