Oakham Castle

Oakham Castle is a historic building in Oakham, Rutland. The castle is known for its collection of massive horseshoes and is also recognised as one of the best examples of domestic Norman architecture in England. It is a Grade I listed building. Owned and managed by the Rutland County Council, Oakham Castle is licensed for civil ceremonies. Admission to the castle is free.

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Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens
motte-and-bailey castle, 

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  Fotheringhay Castle ⓘ
  ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK  

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  Oakham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Oakham, United Kingdom  

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  Rockingham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, UK  

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  Leicester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Leicester, England, UK  

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  Belvoir Castle ⓘ
  historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK  

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  Grimsthorpe Castle ⓘ
  country house in Lincolnshire, England, UK

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  Boughton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Weekley, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Burghley House ⓘ
  grand sixteenth-century country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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  Deene Park ⓘ
  country house in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Elton Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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  Framework Knitters Museum ⓘ
  museum of knitting in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Grantham House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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  Kirby Hall ⓘ
  country house in Northamptonshire, UK

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  Leicester Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  Museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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  Lyddington Bede House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Lyddington, Rutland, England, UK

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  Nene Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the United Kingdom

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  Rutland County Museum ⓘ
  museum in United Kingdom

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  William Carey Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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  Willoughby Memorial Gallery ⓘ
  Grade I listed museum building in South Kesteven, United Kingdom  

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  Woolsthorpe Manor ⓘ
  country house in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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  Belgrave Hall ⓘ
  Queen Anne-style Grade II* listed building in Belgrave, Leicester, England, UK

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  Grantham Museum ⓘ
  museum in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom  

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  Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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  Newarke Houses Museum ⓘ
  Public museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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  Abbey Pumping Station Museum ⓘ
  Local Authority Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom

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  The 1620s House and Garden ⓘ
  UK historic house museum in Donington le Heath, Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Gas Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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  Melton Carnegie Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Rocks by Rail ⓘ
  railway museum in Oakham, Rutland  

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  Discover Stamford ⓘ
  former local museum in Stamford, England, United Kingdom

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  Hallaton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hallaton, England, UK

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  Harborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicestershire, United Kingdom

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  Wigston Framework Knitters Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wigston, England, UK

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  Oundle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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  Bourne Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Bourne, England, UK

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  National Space Centre ⓘ
  space (and aerospace) museum in Belgrave, Leicester

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  Desborough Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Desborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Rothwell, England, UK

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  Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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1953 Newarke Houses Museum

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1972 Abbey Pumping Station Museum

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1973 The 1620s House and Garden

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1977 Gas Museum

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1977 Melton Carnegie Museum

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1979 Rocks by Rail

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1980 Discover Stamford

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1983 Hallaton Museum

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1983 Harborough Museum

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1989 Wigston Framework Knitters Museum

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1994 Oundle Museum

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1996 Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum

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1999 Bourne Heritage Centre

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2001 National Space Centre

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2003 Desborough Heritage Centre

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2003 Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre

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2016 Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre

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• Hall and Chambers: Oakham Castle Reconsidered - scientific article published in September 2013
• TWELFTH-CENTURY INTERIOR DECORATION: A DISCOVERY AT OAKHAM CASTLE, RUTLAND - , 2018
• Oakham Castle: A Guide and History - guidebook published in 1981

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Fotheringhay Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Oakham Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1000	Rockingham Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1060	Leicester Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Belvoir Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Grimsthorpe Castle	garden, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Boughton House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Burghley House	historic house museum, prodigy house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Deene Park	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Elton Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Framework Knitters Museum	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Grantham House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kirby Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Leicester Museum & Art Gallery	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lyddington Bede House	historic house museum, episcopal palace, almshouse	Wikidata
site	museum		Nene Valley Railway	heritage railway, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rutland County Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		William Carey Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Willoughby Memorial Gallery	art museum, school building, art library	Wikidata
site	museum		Woolsthorpe Manor	English country house, manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1713	Belgrave Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1890	Grantham Museum	local museum, Carnegie library, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1938	Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1953	Newarke Houses Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Abbey Pumping Station Museum	pumping station, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1973	The 1620s House and Garden	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Gas Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Melton Carnegie Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Rocks by Rail	museum, railway museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Discover Stamford	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Hallaton Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Harborough Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Wigston Framework Knitters Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Oundle Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Bourne Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	National Space Centre	charitable organization, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Desborough Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
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