'''Rutland''', occasionally known as '''Rutlandshire''', is a county in south-east [[Midlands]] of England. The county is bound by [[Leicestershire]] to the north and west, [[Lincolnshire]] to the north east, and [[Northamptonshire]] to the south. For the purposes of statistics, the county forms a part of the [[East Midlands]]. Rutland is the smallest county in England, a fact reflected in its motto ''multum in parvo'' (Latin for "much in little"). The county town is [[Oakham]]. | '''Rutland''', occasionally known as '''Rutlandshire''', is a county in south-east [[Midlands]] of England. The county is bound by [[Leicestershire]] to the north and west, [[Lincolnshire]] to the north east, and [[Northamptonshire]] to the south. For the purposes of statistics, the county forms a part of the [[East Midlands]]. Rutland is the smallest county in England, a fact reflected in its motto ''multum in parvo'' (Latin for "much in little"). The county town is [[Oakham]]. |