Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a town in Warwickshire,[1] England. Rugby is 15 miles northeast of Warwick and 30 miles southeast of Birmingham.[2] It is most famous because Rugby football is named after the town, and it has a very old and famous school in the centre. The town's train station is on a mainline and connects to many places. Also, the town is near three motorways.
| Rugby | |
| Population | 78,125 |
|---|---|
| Demonym | Rugbeian |
| OS grid reference | SP500750 |
| District | Rugby |
| Shire county | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RUGBY |
| Postcode district | CV21, CV22, CV23 |
| Dialling code | 01788 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rugby |
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Rugby, Warwickshire Media
- St Andrew's Church west tower 3.23.jpg
The west tower of St Andrew's Church, dating from the 13th or 14th century
The High Street, Rugby, 1830
- Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 132 Coventry and Rugby, Published 1946 (Rugby crop).jpg
OS map of Coventry Rugby and the surrounding region in Warwickshire Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, at a scale of 1:63,360 or one inch to one mile.
- Rugby School 06.jpg
Rugby School from the south in 2006
- Regent Street, Rugby.jpg
Regent Street and the tower of St Andrew's Church
- RugbyMap.png
- Map of Rugby, Warwickshire.This map was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors. Don't rely solely on it for navigation.
Aerial photograph of Rugby from the north-east.
Rugby Town Hall – The headquarters of Rugby Borough Council
- Rugby School, Rugby match (1) 3.23.jpg
Game of Rugby being played on 'The Close' at Rugby School, where the game was invented.
References
- ↑ https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?form=simple&q=Rugb&go=Find
- ↑ "History of Rugby in Warwickshire - Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
