Rutland

Rutland is the smallest county of England. It is surrounded by the counties of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

Rutland UK locator map 2010.svg
Rutland within England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Established1 April 1997
Established byLocal Government Commission for England
OriginAncient
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of ParliamentAlicia Kearns (C)
PoliceLeicestershire Police
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantSarah Furness
High SheriffRichard Cole[1]
Area[convert: needs a number]
 • Ranked of 48
Population (2005 est.)37,300
 • Ranked47th of 48
Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Ethnicity94.8% White, 1.8% Mixed, 1.5% Asian, 1.3% Black, 0.5% Other [2]
Unitary authority
CouncilRutland County Council
Executive 
Admin HQOakham
Area381.5 km2 (147.3 sq mi)
 • Ranked105th of 326
 • Ranked323rd of 326
Density[convert: needs a number]
ISO 3166-2GB-RUT
GSS codeE06000017
ITLUKF22
Websitewww.rutland.gov.uk
Districts
DistrictsN/A

The main towns of Rutland are Oakham and Uppingham.

In the mid-1970s, it was the inspiration for Eric Idle's TV show, Rutland Weekend Television.


Rutland Media

  1. The High Sheriff of Rutland (in en). The High Sheriff of Rutland. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. Rutland Demographics | Age, Ethnicity, Religion, Wellbeing (in en-gb). Varbes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.