Empingham
Empingham is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.
Empingham is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 815 at the 2001 census including Horn and increasing to 880 at the 2011 census. It lies close to the dam of Rutland Water and the A606 runs through the village. During construction, Empingham Reservoir was the name of the reservoir but it was renamed Rutland Water to preserve the name of the county which was being merged with Leicestershire.
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Worth seeing in and around Empingham
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Exton
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a church in Exton, Rutland. The Church of England parish church lies within the park of Exton Hall, slightly apart from the village.
4 km · church in Exton, Rutland, East Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Tickencote Marsh
Tickencote Marsh is a three hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Tickencote and Great Casterton in Rutland. This site in the valley of the River Gwash is a base-rich grazing marsh, a habitat which is becoming increasingly rare as a result of drainage and a decline in grazing.
3.2 km · biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Rutland, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Empingham Marshy Meadows
Empingham Marshy Meadows is a 14 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Empingham in Rutland. This site in the valley of the North Brook has a complex geological structure and diverse habitats, including grassland and base-rich marsh and fen.
900 m · biological site in Rutland, England · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Mary
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a church in Edith Weston, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.9 km · church in Edith Weston, Rutland, East Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Peter, Empingham
St Peter's Church is a church in Empingham, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building.
100 m · Grade I listed church in Empingham, Rutland, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Michael
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a church in Whitwell, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.7 km · church in Rutland, East Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Former Church of St Matthew
St Matthew's Church is a de-consecrated church in Normanton, Rutland. It is now on the shore of Rutland Water.
2.9 km · deconsecrated church in Normanton, Rutland · Wikipedia - 08Normanton Hall
Normanton Hall was a large, now demolished, country house at Normanton in Rutland.
2.8 km · country house in Normanton, Rutland, England, UK · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Rutland Water. The largest man-made lake in Western Europe lies in the centre of the county.
- 01Rutland Water Nature Reserve
Egleton,.
- 02Wing
- 03Rocks By Rail
Cottesmore, LE15 7BX (5 miles north-east of Oakham),.
- 04Tolethorpe Hall
A country house, home of the Rutland Theatre of the Stamford Shakespeare Company.
- 05Barnsdale Gardens
The Avenue, Exton, LE15 8AH, info@barnsdalegardens.co.uk.
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Things to do
The British Birdwatching Fair (Birdfair): August, Egleton Nature Reserve. Held every August. (date needs updating)
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Where to eat
Exeter Arms, Barrowden,. With Bed and Breakfast
- 01The White Horse
Main Street, Empingham,.
- 02Fox and Hounds
19 The Green, Exton,.
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Getting to Empingham
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 53 km · Birmingham (BHX), 81 km · London Luton (LTN), 89 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Empingham49 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · £5–7
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Empingham90 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · £11–15
- Luton, Luton → Empingham88 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · £10–14
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No local-transport research exists yet for Empingham
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Empingham. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Empingham – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Empingham
Empingham is 36 km from Leicester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Edith Westonvillage in Rutland, England, UK3.7 km
- Normantonvillage and civil parish in Rutland, United Kingdom3 km
- Whitwellvillage and civil parish in Rutland, England, UK2.7 km
- Exton and Horncivil parish in Rutland, England3.3 km