Uppingham is a compact market town and civil parish in the county of Rutland, England, known for its attractive high street of stone and brick buildings and a well‑preserved conservation area. Set on gently rolling countryside, it retains a village‑scale feel despite its wider catchment, with independent shops, antique dealers and cafes clustered around the market place and church.
The town’s character is strongly shaped by Uppingham School, whose music, drama and sporting life spills into the community and gives the place a lively cultural calendar. Historically an agricultural and market centre, the local economy now combines services, tourism and the school, while history is visible in the town’s architecture and in traces of its former railway connection, which enliven local stories and heritage projects.
Postcode districts covering Uppingham
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 16.8 miles
- Peterborough 19.3 miles
- Loughborough 24.2 miles
- Kettering 13 miles
- Kettering Town 13.2 miles
- Corby 7 miles
- Wellingborough 19.5 miles
- Grantham 22.7 miles
- Rushden 21.6 miles
- Melton Mowbray 14.1 miles
- Oadby 14.5 miles
- Market Harborough 11 miles
Neighbouring places
- Uppingham Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Ayston Parish 0.9 miles
- Bisbrooke Parish 1.4 miles
- Lyddington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Wardley Parish 1.9 miles
- Preston Parish 1.9 miles
- Stockerston Parish 2 miles
- Glaston Parish 2.4 miles
- Braunston & Martinsthorpe Ward 2.5 miles
- Ridlington Parish 2.6 miles
- Allexton Parish 2.6 miles
- Seaton Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Uppingham
LE15 9TQ, LE15 9EG, LE15 9UR, LE15 9ND, LE15 9QX, LE15 9SS, LE15 9HJ, LE15 9PF, LE15 9SD … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 30.3 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 43.8 miles
- Oakham Railway Station 5.9 miles
- Corby Railway Station 6.9 miles
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Schools in Uppingham
- Leighfield Primary School Primary
- Uppingham C of E Primary School Primary
- Uppingham Community College Secondary
- Uppingham School Independent - secondary
Local points of interest
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 5.3 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 5.7 miles
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 8.9 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 11.6 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 12.1 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 12.2 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 16.7 miles
- University of Leicester University 16.8 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 17 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 17.2 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 17.4 miles