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Rutland

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Rutland
Coonty
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Motto:"Multum in parvo"
( "Muckle in little" )
Rutland within Ingland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Constituent kintraIngland
RegionEast Midlands
EstablishedHistoric
Ceremonial coonty
Area382 km2(147 sq mi)
• Rankit45t o 48
Population (2011 est.)38,600
• Rankit47t o 48
Density101/km2(260/sq mi)
Ethnicity98.1% White
Unitar authority
CooncilRutland Coonty Cooncil
ExecutiveConservative
Admin HQOakham
Aurie381.5 km2(147.3 sq mi)
• Rankit105t o 326
Population41,049
• Rankit323rd o 326
Density99/km2(260/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2GB-RUT
ONS code00FP
GSS codeE06000017
NUTSUKF22
Wabsteidhttps://www.rutland.gov.uk/
DestrictsN/A
Members o PairlamentAlan Duncan(C)
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time(UTC)
• Simmer (DST)Breetish Simmer Time(UTC+1)

Rutland(/[unsupported input]ˈrʌtlənd/) is a landlockedcoontyin centralIngland,bundit on the wast an north biLeicestershire,northeast biLincolnshirean sootheast biPeterborough(aunitary authorityceremonially inCambridgeshire) anNorthamptonshire.

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 theCeety o Lunnonis smawer in terms o aurie), an is 348t o the 354 destricts in terms o population. It is the smawesthistoric Inglis coonty,leadin tae the adoption o theLaitinmottoMultum In Parvoor "Hintle in little" bi the coonty cooncil in 1950. Amang modrenceremonial coontiestheIsle o Wight,Ceety o Lunnon anCeety o Bristolare aw smawer. The umwhileCoonty o Lunnon,in existence 1889 tae 1965, an aa haed a smawer aurie.

The anerlie touns in Rutland areOakham,thecoonty toun,anUppingham.At the centre o the coonty is the muckle airtificialreservoir,Rutland Water,wi a seemilar surface aurie taeWindermere.It is an important natur reserve servin as an owerwinterin steid forwildfowlan a breedin steid forospreys.The toun oStamfordis juist ower the mairch in a protrudin pairt oLincolnshire.

Rutland's aulder cottages are biggit fraelimestaneorironstanean mony hae ruifs oCollyweston stane slateorthatch.