Empingham is a small village and civil parish in north‑west Rutland, England, set close to the north‑west shore of Rutland Water and with the River Gwash running nearby. It sits between the market towns of Stamford and Oakham and retains a historic core of stone cottages and a medieval church, giving a clear sense of its rural, long‑established character.
Historically agricultural, the village now combines farming with a modest tourist and leisure economy thanks to the nearby reservoir and nature reserve, which attract birdwatchers and watersports enthusiasts. Local social life revolves around the village hall, the pub and the primary school, while many residents commute to surrounding towns for work, so Empingham feels like a quiet, community‑minded place with easy access to the wider Rutland countryside.
Postcode districts covering Empingham
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Peterborough 15 miles24.2 km
- Kettering 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Kettering Town 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Corby 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Grantham 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Spalding 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Melton Mowbray 14 miles22.5 km
- Oadby 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Market Harborough 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Stamford 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Sleaford 24.1 miles38.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Whitwell Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Exton and Horn Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Normanton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Exton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Tickencote Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Edith Weston Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Great Casterton Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Ketton Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Tinwell Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- North Luffenham Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Lyndon Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Little Casterton Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Empingham
LE15 8BX, LE15 8PF, LE15 8PG, LE15 8RB, LE15 8QB, LE15 8NA, LE15 8PY, LE15 8QJ, LE15 8PJ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 32.7 miles52.6 km
- Birmingham International Airport 50.6 miles81.5 km
- Stamford Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
- Oakham Railway Station 5.9 miles9.4 km
Hotels near Empingham Ad
- Rutland Water Courtyard Rooms 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Crown Hotel Stamford 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The George Hotel of Stamford 4 5 miles8.1 km
- The Barnsdale, Rutland 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Greetham Valley Hotel 3 3 miles4.9 km
- Normanton Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Lake Isle Restaurant with Rooms 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Hambleton Hall 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Wisteria Hotel 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- William Cecil 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
Schools in Empingham
- Empingham C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Normanton Park Estate 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Burghley House Historic site 6.2 miles10 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 16 miles25.8 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 16.1 miles25.8 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 19.2 miles31 km