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| Rutland | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial County; Unitary District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Area: - Total - District | Ranked 45th 382 km˛ Ranked 118th |
| Admin HQ: | Oakham |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-RUT |
| ONS code: | 00FP |
| NUTS 3: | UKF22 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - DensityFor other meanings of density, see density (disambiguation Density (symbol: rho Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. The higher an object's density, the higher its mass per volume. The average density of an object equals its total mass div - District | Ranked 47thThis is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Supp 34,680 91 / km˛ Ranked 349thThis is a list of districts of England ordered by population . The populations are 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, using the unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notific |
| Ethnicity: | 98.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Rutland County Council http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive: | ConservativeThe Conservative Party is the largest centre right political party in the United Kingdom. It is descended from the Tory Party and its members are still commonly referred to as Tories''. It votes with the European People's Party bloc in the European Parlia |
| MPThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at: | Alan DuncanAlan James Carter Duncan (born March 31, 1957) is an English politician, and member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton. He is a member of the Conservative Party, and sits on the front bench as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. |
Rutland is traditionally EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England's smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire.
Its greatest length north to south is only 18 miles; greatest breadth east to west, 17 miles. It is the smallest (in terms of population) normal unitary authority in mainland England (only the City of London is smaller), and is 345th of the 350 districts in terms of population.
The two principal towns are Oakham, the county town, and Uppingham. At the centre of the county is a large reservoir, Rutland Water, which is an important nature reserve, serving as an overwintering site for wildfowl and a breeding site for Ospreys. The town of Stamford is just over the border in a protruding part of Lincolnshire.
Eric Idle, of the Monty Python team, joined with Neil Innes, of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, to create the television comedy series, Rutland Weekend Television in the 1970s.