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| − | |The smallest historic county in England.
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| − | Its greatest length north to south is only 18 miles, greatest breadth east to west, 17 miles.
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| − | The population of the county is also the smallest of all English counties.
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| − | At the centre of the county is a large reservoir called Rutland Water which, on construction, swallowed up most of the village of Normanton.
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| − | The only towns in Rutland are Oakham, the county town, and Uppingham.
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| − | '''[[Places_of_Worship:Rutland| Rutland Places of Worship]]'''
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| − | | [[Image: EnglandRutland.jpg|right|140px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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| − | ==Resources==
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| − | '''Primary Reference'''
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| − | *[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm '''County Records Office''']
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| − | *[http://www.rutland.gov.uk/pp/gold/viewGold.asp?IDType=Page&ID=1819 Library Links]
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| − | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/aroundleicester/history/leicester_rutland/rutland.shtml Family History Society]
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| − | *[http://www.rutlandhistory.org/ Rutland Record Society]
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| − | '''Countywide Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engrut/genealogylinks.html Rutland-Genweb]
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| − | *[http://www.rutnet.co.uk/pp/page/detail.asp?id=81 Rutland Online]
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| − | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/aroundleicester/history/leicester_rutland/rutland.shtml Timeline]
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| − | '''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.rutnet.co.uk/exton/Genealogy/Genealogy.htm Exton Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://www.langhamvillage.com/ Langham Village History]
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| − | *[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/collections/special/atoz/commprov_oakham.phtml Oakham Parish Church Library]
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| − | *[http://history.oakham.rutland.sch.uk/story.htm History of Oakham School]
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| − | '''Maps and Photographs'''
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| − | *[http://www.le.ac.uk/emoha/leicester/oakham.html Church Photographs]
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| − | ==Register Office==
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| − | Registrar Homepage [http://www.rutland.gov.uk/pp/gold/viewgold.asp?id=847 Births Deaths & Marriages]
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| − | Register Office
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| − | Catmose Cottage <br>
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| − | Oakham <br>
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| − | Rutland<br>
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| − | Tel: 01572 758370
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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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| − | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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| − | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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| − | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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