Uppingham is a small market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham. The bypass opened in June 1982. It is the second largest town in the county. Uppingham is notable as the home of Uppingham School, an independent school founded in 1584. It is claimed that the school has the largest playing fields of any school in the country, although that is contested by Christ's Hospital.