Rutland
Rutland (/[unsupported input]ˈrʌtlənd/) is a landlocked coonty in central Ingland, bundit on the wast an north bi Leicestershire, northeast bi Lincolnshire an sootheast bi Peterborough (a unitary authority ceremonially in Cambridgeshire) an Northamptonshire.
Rutland | |||
---|---|---|---|
Coonty | |||
| |||
Motto: "Multum in parvo" ("Muckle in little") | |||
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick | ||
Constituent kintra | Ingland | ||
Region | East Midlands | ||
Established | Historic | ||
Ceremonial coonty | |||
Area | 382 km2 (147 sq mi) | ||
• Rankit | 45t o 48 | ||
Population (2011 est.) | 38,600 | ||
• Rankit | 47t o 48 | ||
Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) | ||
Ethnicity | 98.1% White | ||
Unitar authority | |||
Cooncil | Rutland Coonty Cooncil | ||
Executive | Conservative | ||
Admin HQ | Oakham | ||
Aurie | 381.5 km2 (147.3 sq mi) | ||
• Rankit | 105t o 326 | ||
Population | 41,049 | ||
• Rankit | 323rd o 326 | ||
Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | GB-RUT | ||
ONS code | 00FP | ||
GSS code | E06000017 | ||
NUTS | UKF22 | ||
Wabsteid | https://www.rutland.gov.uk/ | ||
Destricts | N/A | ||
Members o Pairlament | Alan Duncan (C) | ||
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) | ||
• Simmer (DST) | Breetish Simmer Time (UTC+1) |
Its greatest lenth north tae sooth is anerlie 18 mile (29.0 km), greatest breadth east tae wast, 17 mile (27.4 km). It is the smawest (in terms o population) normal unitary authority in mainland Ingland (anerlie the Ceety o Lunnon is smawer in terms o aurie), an is 348t o the 354 destricts in terms o population. It is the smawest historic Inglis coonty, leadin tae the adoption o the Laitin motto Multum In Parvo or "Hintle in little" bi the coonty cooncil in 1950. Amang modren ceremonial coonties the Isle o Wight, Ceety o Lunnon an Ceety o Bristol are aw smawer. The umwhile Coonty o Lunnon, in existence 1889 tae 1965, an aa haed a smawer aurie.
The anerlie touns in Rutland are Oakham, the coonty toun, an Uppingham. At the centre o the coonty is the muckle airtificial reservoir, Rutland Water, wi a seemilar surface aurie tae Windermere. It is an important natur reserve servin as an owerwinterin steid for wildfowl an a breedin steid for ospreys. The toun o Stamford is juist ower the mairch in a protrudin pairt o Lincolnshire.
Rutland's aulder cottages are biggit frae limestane or ironstane an mony hae ruifs o Collyweston stane slate or thatch.