Oakham

/ ˈəʊkəm /

noun

1. a market town in E central England, the administrative centre of Rutland. Pop: 9620 (2001)

Example Sentences

Mr Heath, from Oakham in Rutland, was cleared by a jury at Loughborough Courthouse, acting as Leicester Crown Court, on Monday.

From BBC

The statue was unveiled to the public on April 21 in Oakham, England.

From Salon

On Sunday afternoon in Oakham, a quaint English market town, hundreds of local residents stood behind a temporary barrier and craned their necks to see the 50 or so dogs waddling past in the local library’s gardens.

From New York Times

His son William, now 71 and a farmer in Oakham, Rutland, recalls his father having lots of memorabilia including a Swastika flag, "but we never asked him about it", he says.

From BBC

He came in fresh from Oakham School as a tall, gangly, keen youngster.

From BBC