The town of UPPINGHAM , six miles south of Oakham, has the uniformity of style Oakham lacks, its narrow, meandering High Street flanked by bow-fronted shops and ironstone houses, which mostly date from the eighteenth century. It's the general appearance that pleases, rather than any individual sight, but the town is famous as the home of Uppingham School , a bastion of privilege whose imposing fortress-like building stands at the west end of the High Street. ... [More]